Retired General Dennis Laich gives some insight into America’s permanent war policy.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Major General Dennis Laich: Pentagon Needs a Bad Guy
Topics: Banana republic, China, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Russia, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:16 am | 17 Comments »
What Will the Real American Resistance Look Like — Chaotic Rebellion or Organized General Strikes?
As lower and middle income Americans slide into dire straits thanks to Covid-19, political pressure is building. But are Americans capable of rebellion?
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:42 am | 111 Comments »
“Everything’s Fine”: The Comfortable, the Afflicted, the Beakwetters, the Gaslit
Rant, annotated.
Topics: Banana republic, Garrulous insolence, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Lambert Strether at 4:55 pm | 179 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/17/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 239 Comments »
UK Government Accused of New “U-Turn” on Local Covid Contact Tracing with Outsourcing Giants Serco and Sitel
“Local councils should be doing the whole lot, not just the mopping up. Serco and Sitel are cherry picking and doing the easy bits and leaving the difficult stuff to local authorities.”
Topics: Health care, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams, UK
Posted by Lambert Strether at 10:55 am | 5 Comments »
Links 8/17/2020
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 338 Comments »
Brawl Over Mayberry v. KKR: Big Hearing Monday Over One Contested Issue, Whether Attorney General Can Intervene in Kentucky Retirement Systems Case
The next phase of Mayberry is set to be particularly scrappy as lawyers joust for position.
Topics: Hedge funds, Investment management, Legal, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:08 am | 7 Comments »
Preparing for the COVID-19 Third Wave: The Case for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a promising Covid-19 treatment that is being ignored.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:57 am | 22 Comments »
Mauritius Oil Spill Tragedy: How and Why the MV Wakashio Ran Aground, and Aftermath
A mysterious course change, a birthday party, oil on the beaches, and a billion dollars in compensation (maybe).
Topics: Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Japan
Posted by Lambert Strether at 4:55 pm | 42 Comments »
Links 8/16/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 240 Comments »
COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul
There are signs the COVID-19 pandemic has created momentum to modernize the nation’s creaky, fragmented public health data system.
Topics: Health care
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:18 am | 13 Comments »
Links 8/15/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 293 Comments »
Scientists Seek to Collect Ice Core Samples Before Glaciers and Ice Sheets Melt
Ancient ice tells the secrets of the past, but it’s melting as the world warms.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:09 am | 18 Comments »
Universal Testing: An Overlooked Covid-19 Policy Response
Why universal testing + isolation is the best way to tame Covid-19 at the lowest economic/societal cost.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Risk and risk management, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:51 am | 30 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/14/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 187 Comments »