Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Election Violence in November? Here’s What the Research Says

Why worries about violence and worse, fascism come the fall are largely suburban pearl-clutching as opposed to well-founded fears.

Google/Fitbit Will Monetize Health Data and Harm Consumers

Top economists warn of the dangers of the propsed Google acquisition of Fitbit and look at possible remedies.

Hooray! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting

Help fund what we most like to do, but find hardest to get to: original reporting.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/30/2020

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Announcing the 2020 “Sarah Henry Double-Your-Donation Challenge”!

Loyal reader Sarah Henry is back with her annual challenge. Please make her generous offer a speedy success!

Naked Capitalism: Your Coach in Financial Self-Defense

News you can use! Naked Capitalism will make you less likely to become finanical roadkill.

The US Excess Mortality Rate from COVID-19 Is Substantially Worse than Europe’s

Debunking yet another defense of the US’ abject Covid-19 performance.

Links 9/30/2020

The Problem With California’s Electric Dream

Even with a 15 year runway, California’s electric vehicle plans don’t look achievable.

Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity

learing up some confusion on herd immunity, a key topic in Covid-19 policy debates.

Huzzah! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach

We’re on to our new goal: getting our name out.

Live Blog: Presidential Primary Debate #1 in Cleveland, OH.

Game on…..

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2020

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb Wants You to Donate to Naked Capitalism

We are delighted to have Nassim Nicholas Taleb support our fundraiser.

Shareholder Capitalism’s Ugly Legacy

Debunking some of Milton Friedman’s destructive ideas, such shareholders, who only have residual claims in a company, ought to come first.