While the image the plans present is one of consumers taking control of their health care costs, the reality is likely the opposite.
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 am | 7 Comments »
Neoclassical Economics is Dead. What Comes Next?
Economics does not have to be the dismal science.
Topics: Politics, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science
Posted by Lambert Strether at 4:55 am | 55 Comments »
Wow! Met First Goal at Warp Speed. On to the Second: Supporting the Commentariat
Thanks for getting the fundraiser off to such a strong start! We are already on to our second target, investing in the commentatriat.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 8:30 pm | 26 Comments »
Book Review: Scott Gottlieb’s “Uncontrolled Spread”: Debacle at the CDC, and Pandemics as a National Security Threat
Useful on the CDC, at least. But also recommending a hair-raising scheme.
Topics: Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:55 pm | 36 Comments »
Links 11/7/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 228 Comments »
Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2021: Your Bright Beacon in an Informational Fog
Our 2021 fundraiser begins! Please be generous!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:25 am | 32 Comments »
Fundraiser 2021: What We Did for You in the Past Year
A recap of what we’ve accomplished since our last fundraiser, 13 1/2 month ago, plus our first fundraiser target.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:24 am | 8 Comments »
Naked Capitalism Added to Library of Congress
The Library of Congress hearts Naked Capitalsm!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:23 am | 51 Comments »
Links 11/6/2021
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 218 Comments »
Jobs Data Shows Something Big Changed in this Monstrously Overstimulated Economy
Cheerleading about the much improved jobs picture overlooks how many workers have gone missing.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment outlook, Pandemic, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:49 am | 76 Comments »
Metals May Become the New Oil in Net-Zero Emissions Scenario
Economists project that prices for energy-transition metals will soar and their combined value could match that of crude oil
Topics: Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Investment outlook, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:36 am | 20 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/5/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 114 Comments »
Right to Repair Round-Up: One Step Back, One Leap Forward
Right to repair advocates see a setback in Massachusetts, while the Librarian of Congress establish a right to repair under copyright law.
Topics: Auto industry, Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 12:25 pm | 12 Comments »
Links 11/5/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 142 Comments »
Michael Hudson: Is This the End of the Unreformable Democratic Party?
Have the contradictions of the Democratic Party’s overarching strategy finally become untenable?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Infrastructure, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:48 am | 248 Comments »



