Buffett’s huge railroad gains versus the terrible pay and benefits for rail workers curiously go unmenitoned by Team Dem as a strike looms
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Bernie Sanders to Warren Buffett: Give Rail Workers Better Conditions to Avoid Strike
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 22 Comments »
Links 9/14/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 139 Comments »
The Scientific Response to COVID-19: What Does the Biomedical Literature Say?
A look at what passes for research on Covid, and how we got there.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Media watch, Pandemic, Science and the scientific method, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 18 Comments »
Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin Talk Past Each Other as Ukraine Pushes for Formalizing Ukraine’s NATO Lite Status
NATO is saber-rattling at Putin and the Russian leadership. Will Russia escalate or wait to see NATO’s cards?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:49 am | 72 Comments »
The Lost World: New York City and Naked Capitalism, Then and Now
How Naked Capitalism helped revive my intellectual interest and navigate Covid.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:30 am | 7 Comments »
What Should You Do During a Flood? Stay Out of the Water
Some practical flood advice.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Guest Post, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:15 am | 4 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 109 Comments »
Russian Aviation Industry Corrects Yeltsin Yaw – Boeing, Airbus Ditched
Russia is moving ahead with aviation import substituion. In theory, this should be within Russis’s grasp. But what about timelines and costs?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 41 Comments »
Links 9/13/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 245 Comments »
Political Violence Is on the Rise Again in South America
Political violence is back with a vengeance in South America, as death threats abound, coups d’états are threatened and assassination attempts are carried out.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 7 Comments »
Did the US Jump the Gun With the New Omicron-Targeted Vaccines?
On the queasiness over the dearth of testing for the new omicron vaccine “booster:.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:31 am | 27 Comments »
Announcing the 2022 Sarah Henry “Double Your Donations” Challenge
Loyal supporter Sarah Henry is baack with her annual “Double Your Donations” challenge. Please take up her generous offer!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 7 Comments »
Why The EU Is Struggling To Bring Its Energy Crisis Under Control
Why the EU is hitting a wall.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:23 am | 37 Comments »
Naked Capitalism: Changing the World One Person at a Time
Why Naked Capitalism is an essential information outlet, challenging conventional as well as community assumptions.
Topics: Guest Post, Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:30 am | 5 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/12/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 78 Comments »


