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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Latest Nobel Prize in Chemistry Demonstrates How the US Patent Office Screws Inventors
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Legal, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Science and the scientific method, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:53 am | 49 Comments »
Trump’s New Healthcare Executive Order
Trump believes he protected people with pre-existing conditions and eliminated surprise billing via an executive order. He did not.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Links, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:19 am | 13 Comments »
Down to the Wire, Last Chance for Our 2020 Fundraiser!
Last call! Help make our 2020 fundraiser the best ever!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:40 pm | 16 Comments »
Live Blog: Vice-Presidential Debate in Salt Lake City, UT
Pence v. Harris
Topics: Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 8:30 pm | 156 Comments »
Countdown!
We met one of our final goals! One left to beat! Will you help make this the best fundraiser ever?
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:15 pm | 2 Comments »
Closing Hours of the 2020 Fundraiser, About to Hit Our New $ and Donor Targets!
Please give in the home stretch to make this fundraiser a smashing success!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:10 pm | 8 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 135 Comments »
Bleak Views of Melting Antarctic Ice, From Above and Below
Two troubling recent studies clarify projections of glacial ice loss, sea-level rise, and the need to act on climate.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 25 Comments »
Links 10/7/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 248 Comments »
Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our Fundraiser!
Don’t miss your last chance to make our 2020 fundraiser the best ever!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:15 am | 9 Comments »
Trump Shoots His Campaign in the Head
Trump is back to his usual self-destructive form.
Topics: Banking industry, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:10 am | 125 Comments »
Brexit: Running the Clock Down
Why Brexit motion should not be confused with progress.
Topics: Brexit, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Globalization, Legal, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:09 am | 10 Comments »
Chamber of Commerce Quietly Supports a United Government Led by Democrats
The Chamber of Commerce cozying up to Team Dem is quite a bellweather.
Topics: Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:26 am | 17 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/6/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 223 Comments »
Covid-19 and the Global Addiction to Cheap Migrant Labor
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the world’s structural dependence on exploitable labor.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Pandemic
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 19 Comments »

