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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Elite Failure and the Collapse of the EU Project
Topics: Banana republic, Europe
Posted by Kevin Kirk at 6:50 am | 67 Comments »
Climate Change: Insuring the World of Tomorrow
Leading edge conventional wisdom on the role of insurance as climate disasters increase underestimates the severity of the problem.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:05 am | 8 Comments »
Authorities Reject Georgescu’s Presidential Candidacy, Sparking Violence In Bucharest
Western media continue to lie about the reason Romanian courts nullified the country’s November presidential election and are now preventing an anti-NATO candidate from running.
Topics: Europe, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 19 Comments »
Links 3/9/2025
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 144 Comments »
The Empire Rebrands: Foreign Policy Under Trump 2.0
The woke imperium is dead. Long live the American AI “post-democratic” empire.
Topics: China, Europe, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Russia, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technology and innovation
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 30 Comments »
‘Dangerous Union-Busting’: Trump Rescinds Collective Bargaining for Air Safety Union
The Trump administration tries to rip up the TSA union contract in move that’s bad news for workers across the country.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 14 Comments »
Links 3/8/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 155 Comments »
How Trump’s $2B Court Battle Over Foreign Aid Could Reshape Executive Authority
Why the Trump effort to cut USAID funding without following Congressional requirements is a key front in the battle over Presidential power
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:31 am | 17 Comments »
How Scientists Can Adapt to a New Normal
In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:09 am | 13 Comments »
Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising
This week’s science/medicine Coffee Break: Alzheimers, a Covid vesicle spray? mask decision rules, the science funding/pipeline train wreck.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Science and the scientific method
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 35 Comments »
As US Markets Look a Bit Wobbly, the Press Looks for the Next Crisis in the Rear View Mirror
The Wall Street Journal worried about the giddy mood at the annual structured industry conference. But is where to look for the next crisis?
Topics: Credit markets, Derivatives, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Hedge funds, Investment management, Investment outlook, Private equity, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 17 Comments »
Trump Presents the Gravest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
Cuts to the Social Security Administration are cuts to Social Security. Raise hell with your Congresscritters about this looting
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 8:12 am | 129 Comments »
Links 3/7/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 106 Comments »
Are the Wheels Finally Beginning to Fall Off the Mileis’ Faux Libertarian Clown Bus?
“I send money to [Milei’s] sister and he signs everything I say and does what I want,” claims Hayden Mark Davis, the creator of the $LIBRA meme coin.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 14 Comments »
New Analysis from Economists for Ukraine: The Cost of US Aid to Ukraine Is Less Than Half the Official Figures
A granular analysis of US military and direct aid to Ukraine finds the official tallies are greatly overstated.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:38 am | 41 Comments »