In the case of Mexico, criminal gangs are taking full advantage of the medical oxygen shortage, with deadly consequences.
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Sunday, September 14, 2025
Oxygen Becomes a Scarce Resource in Latin America’s Two Largest Economies
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:31 am | 2 Comments »
How Financial Markets Shape Social Values and Political Views
Whocoulddanode? Investing in financial assets produces a more conservative outlook.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Investment management, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:59 am | 13 Comments »
Could We Learn How to Talk to Trees (or Forests)?
The forest is the computer?
Topics: Guest Post, Permaculture
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 56 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/1/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 150 Comments »
Links 2/1/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 119 Comments »
Elizabeth Warren’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Robinhood/GameStop Intervention
Elizabeth Warren is back in swinging hard, but she’s not yet connecting with the balls.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Income disparity, Investment management, Investment outlook, Market inefficiencies, Pandemic, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:43 am | 47 Comments »
My Advice to an Aspiring Economist: Don’t Be an Economist
There is a new world that is fast-overtaking us, and it needs to be seen and explained on its own terms.
Topics: Politics, The dismal science
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:34 am | 62 Comments »
The Blindness of Using Venture Capital to Fight Human Trafficking
Venture capital relies on market-based solutions to maximize short-term gains. That is no way to address worker exploitation.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment management, Private equity, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:29 am | 9 Comments »
The Sad Death of “Roadside America”
The story of an offbeat tourist attraction (and ginormous model railroad) in Pennsylvania
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 38 Comments »
Links 1/31/2021
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 236 Comments »
New Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes
A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached record-high levels, as well as soaring hopes of getting vaccinated soon.
Topics: Pandemic
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:45 am | 66 Comments »
Links 1/30/2021
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 256 Comments »
New Report From Rep. Katie Porter Reveals How Big Pharma Pursues ‘Killer Profits’ at the Expense of Americans’ Health
Rep. Katie Porter kicks some Big Pharma ass and takes names.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:24 am | 38 Comments »
How New Solar Power Projects Support the Homeless
Solar power plays a key role in a project that gave permanent housing to the homeless in New Mexico.
Topics: Energy markets, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:13 am | 18 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/29/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 89 Comments »