Where now for Anglo-American socialism?
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 4 – Total Paralysis Continues
Hubert Horan recaps a talk with FT Alphaville’s Izabella Kaminska on why the airline is in desperate shape and not considering solutions.
The Bahrain-Israel Mutual Recognition
A take on why Bahrain followed the UAE in recognizing Israel.
Topsoil Degradation, Soil Erosion, and Soil Governance (Global or Otherwise)
How long will it take for the world to run out of topsoil? What will it take to avoid it?
How Charles Koch Is Buying Credibility With Academic Investments
Koch influence in the academic sphere is far ranging. Koch money funds individual courses, professorships, fellowships, and even energy research and policy programs. These are significant investments in the “intellectual raw materials” of free-market advocacy.
Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years
Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.
Wolf Richter: Unemployment Crisis Going in Wrong Direction: Week 25 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse
Unemployment claims continue to increase, with nearly 20% collecting unemployment insurance. even according to the stringent claims criteria.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/11/2020
~ Paul Krugman loses his mind (or Lambert does) ~
More than 500,000 People in Oregon Flee Wildfires
West coast wildfire crisis extends beyond California to include parts of Oregon and Washington states, caused by rare windstorms..
America’s Dire Inequality Demands a New Conceptual Framework. This Economist Has One.
Lance Taylor explains that wage repression — far more than monopoly power, offshoring or technological change — is driving rising inequality.
CalPERS Cooks Its Books: Grossly Understated Investment Consultant Meketa’s Expenses in Annual Financials; Made a Criminal False Account by Burying the Cost
CalPERS violates accounting rules by hiding outside consulting costs in internal investment overheads. None of the possible reasons are good.
