Readouts from a meeting between Anthony Blinken and his counterpart Qin Gang indicate the US and China are barely communicating.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Mammoth RICO Lawsuit Targets Credit Suisse, Many of its Directors and Execs, and KPMG for Over a Decade of Fraudulent, Reckless Conduct
Credit Suisse, or more accurately, buyer UBS, some execs/board members, and KPMG are targets in a monster RICO suit.
Profit Inflation Is Real
More evidence that companies hiking prices because they can is a significant driver of our current inflation.
Are the Canadian Wildfires Really “Natural” Disasters?
“Only you can prevent wildfires” is neoliberal nonsense.
Firms’ Use of Artificial Intelligence: Cross-Country Evidence on Business Characteristics, Asset Complementarities, and Productivity
Evidence of polarised adoption – with larger and more productive firms more likely to use AI – indicates the potential for widening gaps between leaders and other firms and reinforces the need for policies aimed at fostering an inclusive digital transformation.
To His Last Breath, Daniel Ellsberg Fought to Save the World
Paul Jay on Ellsberg: “Dan fearlessly risked everything in his unwavering quest for social justice and opposition to war. “
Bill Black and Michael Hudson on Corruption in Finance
A deep dive into why big money players have become critical to big corruption.
The Ironies of Neal Stephenson: Thoughts on His Thriller, Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson’s geo-engineered world
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/16/2023
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The UK’s Tory Government, With Labour’s Help, Just Took Another Big Step Toward Outlawing Peaceful Political Protest
“The move – which uses secondary legislation to bring the powers into force – violates the constitutional principle of the separation of powers because the measures have already been rejected by Parliament.”
Fast Food Suppliers Contribute to Increases in BMI and Decreases in IQ
Using Norwegian registry data, this column documents that the increased supply of fast food restaurants could be responsible for as much as 35% of the increase in BMI and 27% of the decline in cognitive ability observed across cohorts born during the 1980s.
Why Student Debt Is So High
The student loan program is a government-enabled transfer of wealth. How surprising is that?
