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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/26/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 111 Comments »
“I’m Sorry,” Says Ro Khanna, “An Unelected Parliamentarian Does Not Get to Deprive 32 Million Americans the Wage Raise They Deserve.”
The Biden Administration proves it cares only about the donor classes by standing pat as its own $15 minimum wage proposal founders.
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 105 Comments »
Links 2/26/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 111 Comments »
Eviction Moratorium Deemed Unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Texas
The Trump and Biden stimulus on the cheap, of having landlords support income-starved renters in lieu of subsidies, is now in trouble.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Income disparity, Legal, Macroeconomic policy, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:30 am | 28 Comments »
America Needs New Infrastructure to Survive, But Will Biden Deliver?
What will come of Biden’s grand infrastructure plans? And will they be as green as he promised?
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Species loss
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 20 Comments »
The Climate Crisis, Rationing and Conscription
Has the time come for the brute force approach to combatting climate change of rationing.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:11 am | 37 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/25/2021
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 103 Comments »
Why Black and Hispanic Small-Business Owners Have Been So Badly Hit in the Pandemic Recession
Another setback for minority communities: their business owners have taken disproportionate hits in the pandemic.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 8 Comments »
Links 2/25/2021
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 167 Comments »
Why It’s Good for San Francisco that Rents Dropped 29% to Multiyear Low. But They Haven’t Dropped Nearly Enough Yet
Rents in San Francisco have taken a beating. But they need to fall further.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic, Real estate, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:56 am | 32 Comments »
Is the Post-COVID Boom Going to Bust?
Reading the tea leaves of the economy after Covid…..assuming an “after Covid”.
Topics: Australia, Commodities, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:47 am | 27 Comments »
This Obscure Energy Treaty Is the Greatest Threat to the Planet You’ve Never Heard Of
The Energy Charter Treaty lets fossil fuel companies to sue governments for taking action on climate change. It must be stopped.
Topics: Energy markets, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:51 am | 29 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/24/2021
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 164 Comments »
Ilargi: But….Then There’s the [Lithium] Math
EV fans ignores the lack of enough lithium to meet projected sales with current technology. Will the next big thing arrive soon enough?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 76 Comments »
Links 2/24/2021
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 140 Comments »



