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Saturday, February 7, 2026
Climate Collapse & Adaptation
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Risk and risk management, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 62 Comments »
CDC Delenda Est
More on why the CDC is beyond redemption.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 34 Comments »
Court Should Consider Taking Over Dept. of Correction, Warns Manhattan U.S. Attorney
NYC’s notorious cesspool masquearading as a jail, Rikers Island, has failed to implement mandated reforms, which may result in a Fed takeover
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Japan, Politics, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:12 am | 5 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2022
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 108 Comments »
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
How the Sri Lanka debt crisis was decades in the making.
Topics: Credit markets, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 13 Comments »
Links 4/19/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 199 Comments »
Naive Questions About Russia’s War Economy
Russia is now debating alternatives for putting its economy on a war footing: nationalizations or keeping billionaire capitalism in place.
Topics: Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Legal, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:45 am | 52 Comments »
Global Energy Giants Breathe Sigh of Relief as Mexico’s Electricity Reform Falls at Final Hurdle
Within hours of the Electricity Reform’s failure, Mexico’s President AMLO had shifted his focus to new legislation aimed at nationalizing Mexico’s lithium deposits.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 6 Comments »
Outdated Energy Grid Poses Existential Threat to the Renewable Revolution
Green energy skeptics cite batteries as a potential constraint on greater EV use. The electrical grid is another possible choke point.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Global warming, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:28 am | 28 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/18/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 102 Comments »
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India Has Concerns About U.S. Human Rights Record
Look to India to stay an independent foreign policy course, pursuing its national interests in a multipolar world, instead of joining the U.S. kennel of poodles.
Topics: Australia, Energy markets, Europe, India, Politics, Russia, UK
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 30 Comments »
Links 4/18/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 213 Comments »
CalPERS Consultant Global Governance Advisors Recommends Further Overpaying Grossly Underperforming CalPERS Staff
How a new consultant, Global Governance Advisors, is helping CalPERS executives and staff even better line their pockets.
Topics: Banana republic, CalPERS, CEO compensation, Corporate governance, Dubious statistics, Investment management, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 10 Comments »
Why Birds Migrate Vast Distances – and How you Can Help During Their Breeding Season
It’s spring migration season, with birds resident returning from winter sojourns in warmer climes to their summer breeding sites. The post includes some suggestions on how you can help the birds.
Topics: Africa, Curiousities, Environment, UK
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 8 Comments »
Has Gasoline Price Shock Triggered Demand Destruction Yet? And Where Will Gasoline Prices Go from Here?
There’s some demand destruction. But oil bounced again, gasoline might be next.
Topics: Commodities, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:27 am | 15 Comments »
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