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Monday, December 29, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/05/2022
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 112 Comments »
What Really Drives Long-Term Interest Rates?
Contrary to the loanable funds theory, historical bond yields show Keynes was right that “convictions” anchor long-term interest rates
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 30 Comments »
Links 5/5/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 145 Comments »
JJ Jelincic Appeals His Largely-Successful Ruling Against CalPERS to Obtain Still-Hidden Parts of Transcript and Undermine Matt Jacobs Protection Racket
JJ Jelincic and his attorney believe the court made serious errors in a CalPERS Public Records Act case that went largely in their favor.
Topics: CalPERS, Corporate governance, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 11 Comments »
No, Biden Can’t Just Sell Off Seized Russian Yachts and Central Bank Assets to Help Aid Ukraine – International Law and the US Constitution Forbid It
Why it would not be so smart for the US to sell seized Russian assets.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Permaculture, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:11 am | 30 Comments »
The Washington Quid Pro Quo and a Comment on Roe v. Wade
Has Washington corruption, metastasized in both parties, broken our country for good?
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:39 am | 38 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/04/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 106 Comments »
What You Need To Know About Carbon Dioxide Removal
Meeting the Paris Climate targets requires removing billions of tons of carbon dioxide annually through natural and technological methods.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Energy markets, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 57 Comments »
Links 5/4/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 202 Comments »
Putin Signs Executive Order to Begin “Special Economic Measures” aka Sanctions
Russia will soon launch economic sanctions, as directed in a Putin executive order.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Legal, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 45 Comments »
Abortion Drugs Fundamental to Ancient Economies, Argues Historian
Ancient and medieval herbal abortifacients were effective and important to those economies.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Health care, Science and the scientific method, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:01 am | 13 Comments »
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
Yet another Medicare grift. And there’s little you can do to get out of its way.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:15 am | 11 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/03/2022
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 91 Comments »
Michael Hudson Talks with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté About the Broader Ramifications of the US/NATO Conflict with Russia
Michael Hudson expliains how the US hopes to benefit from its proxy war with Russia.
Topics: China, Commodities, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, India, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 71 Comments »
Links 5/3/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 191 Comments »



