Why renting is even more expensive than ever, even pinching the soi-disant middle class.
Friday, August 29, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/16/2023
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Norfolk Southern CEO Makes Obligatory Congressional Appearance But Doesn’t Commit to Rail Safety Changes
The Norfolk Southern CEO dialled in his Congressional testimony as more and more damning details about the Ohio crash emerge.
Michael Hudson Talks to Ben Norton About SVB and Bank Failures
Michael Hudson gives a wide-ranging talk on SVB and other recent bank collapses, focusing on the considerable role of misguided Fed policies
The Not-So-Winding Road from Iraq to Ukraine
“Fool me once, shame on thee. Fool me twice, shame on me.” The Global Soutn has wised up in the wake of the war in Iraq.
SVB and the Only Choice We Have
How the SVB bailout confirms the dedication of the elites to self interest only.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/15/2023
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Escape from Muddle Land
Peter Dorman files a report from radical subjectivity land so you don’t have to go there.
How Does SARS-CoV-2 Cause Disease? A Current Report
A new paper recaps what the more solid studies have found about how SARS-CoV-2 does harm.
Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt Continues to Be a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess
A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.
Why China Is Unlikely to Invade Taiwan
Questioning why the US has gone into belligerence over its belief that China will occupy Taiwan.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/14/2023
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The Role of Default Settings in Online Searches: Challenging Google Dominance
A meaningful level of onsumers will opt out of the default setting of Google as their search engine, particularly if prompted early and often
