Why negative interest rates were a bust.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Why I’m Not Keen About Telemedicine, US Style
Telemedicine has a lot of warts.
Modigliani Meets Minsky: Rising Inequality and U.S. Household Debt Since 1950
Yves here. This short piece looks at some of the intuitions about the relationship between rising household debt levels and increasing inequality. And they sure do look to be connected! By Alina Bartscher, University of Bonn, Moritz Kuhn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bonn and Moritz Schularick, Professor of Economics, University of Bonn. Originally […]
Retail Bankruptcies, Bailouts Put Spotlight on Private Equity
Private equity turned a lot of retailers into tenants….and now landlords are a big impediment to the survival of many businesses.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/7/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: #COVID19 stats, Biden and Reade, Democrats and Never-Trumpers, Ronald Klain, Sanders post-mortems, #COVID19, swing states, and New York, employment situation, tankers, Blackstone, Neiman Marcus, Yelp, Gilead, the liberal arts, pandemic therapy, the “Karen” meme
The Puzzling Questions of the Coronavirus: A Doctor Addresses 6 Questions That Are Stumping Physicians
A partial list of coronavirus “known unknowns”.
Hunger Rises Dramatically in America
Hunger levels are shooting up and Republicans want to do as little as possible about it.
Economic Blow Of The Coronavirus Hits America’s Already Stressed Farmers
Many farmers were struggling economically and psychologically even before coronavirus hit.
The Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus Crisis Actions, Explained (Part 6)
What the Federal Reserve has been up to lately, such as bailing out the shale gas industry.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: #COVID 19 chart, Chait on Biden, billionaire donors, Sanders post mortem, Warren, Michelle Obama, horrid Social Security proposal, employment, employment, meat-packing, trucking, airfreight, apparel and Vietnam, #COVID vaccines, employment, where is FDR?, asthma
Betsy Sweet: “In Maine, We Live the Climate Crisis Everyday”
Betsy Sweet, a Democratic primary candidate for the US Senate, explains why a progressive policy agenda is popular in Maine.
People and Jobs? Or Wealth? The Government Has To Decide Which To Prioritise, and There Is Only One Right Answer
Why landlords, banks, and pensions need to be sacrificed to save jobs and businesses from the ravages of coronavirus.
