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Friday, January 9, 2026
Book Excerpt: It’s Not Just Humans at Risk From Covid-19
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Pandemic, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:12 am | 14 Comments »
What Social Security Should Really Be Paying to Survive in This Economy
Inadequate cost of living adjustments are nevertheless giving Social Security gutters new talking points.
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:45 am | 61 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/14/2022
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 51 Comments »
Human Prehistory—Why New Discoveries About Human Origins Open Up Revolutionary Possibilities
How the proto-technology of toolmaking during human prehistory may have influenced brain development and social structures.
Topics: Guest Post, Science and the scientific method, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 45 Comments »
Links 10/14/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 236 Comments »
A Central Banker in Finland Just Told Finns to Stock Up on Cash, Just in Case of Disruption to Payments System
Finland, like its Scandinavian peers, is among the world’s most cashless economies. But according to the central banker, now is not a good time to give up on cash.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 20 Comments »
Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap
The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.
Topics: China, Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:25 am | 39 Comments »
The Odessa Connection? The Ukrainian M.O. for the Crimean Bridge Attack – This Is How The Operation Worked To The Point Of Detonation
The Russian investigation of the Kerch brigde bombing claims that a grain transport ship out of Odessa moved the explosives.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 37 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 99 Comments »
The Bank of England Is Bailing Out Pension Funds, Again
So what is going on here? That’s easy to explain. Those who are criticising are looking at what is happening as economists do.
Topics: Banking industry, UK
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:55 pm | 38 Comments »
COVID-19 Rapid Tests Can Breed Confusion – Here’s How To Make Sense of the Results and What To Do, According to 3 Testing Experts
ome pointers on Covid test technique and use.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Health care
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:21 am | 6 Comments »
BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity
Rigid definitions of obesity can both restrict care for some and produce unwarranted alarms for others.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:43 am | 30 Comments »
Is Breaking Things the Best Way Forward for Climate Activists?
From SUVs to gas pipelines, sabotage is on the rise as the climate crisis deepens – but does it work?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:02 am | 40 Comments »
Links 10/13/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 229 Comments »
We Join Mark Sleboda on the Latest Gonzalo Lira Roundtable at 2:00 AM EDT
See us soon on the Gonzalo Lira talk with Moscow-based military and political expert Mark Sleboda on the widening effects of the Ukraine war.
Topics: Media appearances
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:44 pm | 44 Comments »


