Monday, November 3, 2025

Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers

A reprise of Mark Ames’ biting fundraiser classic.

Links 10/3/2020

How Three Prior Pandemics Triggered Massive Societal Shifts

Some past pandemics ushered in massive changes….but only with massive death levels. So can the powers that be rest easy with Covid?

“Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump”

An illustration that some and perhaps many Trump voters don’t fit mainstream media stereotypes.

“I Need My Nake!”

Naked Capitalism is Arizona Slim’s antidote to MSM-induced brain damage.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2020

New keyboard, new attitude! Well, maybe not a new attitude…

As of September 29, 2020, 5 Federal Courts Have Ruled Against the Postal Service

The Postal Service is getting whacked for service degradation that critics believe has a lot to do with upcoming voting by mail.

Links 10/2/2020

How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System

A new book by Sarah Chayes shows the US descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan

Brexit: Confrontation

The Brexit process is as ugly as ever.

San Francisco Rents in Free-Fall. New York Rents Swoon. Expensive Cities, College Towns, Cities in Texas, Other States Sag. But in 16 Cities, Rents Jump Double-Digits

Tracking the damage in big city residential rents.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/1/2020

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Naked Capitalism: Countering the Spin of the Mainstream Media

My annual thank you to the Naked Capitalim community for improving my writing, and to ask you to contribute so we can counter MSM spin.

WATCH: Katie Porter, Squad Members Eviscerate Big Pharma CEOs Over ‘Exorbitant’ Drug Prices

ngresscritters go after drug price gouging. But what will it take to make it stop?

Links 10/1/2020