The IMF is backing a tax reform bill in Ecuador that will enable capital flight and further austerity.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Sweden Retreats from Negative Interest Rate Experiment
Sweden throws in the towel on its negative interest rate policy as inflation stays stubbornly low.
Impeachment Semi-Open Thread
The historic House vote means impeachment is on. Or is it?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/18/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: EU trade, Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Warren, Yang, impeachment, Times Cenk correction, John Solomon, political comedy, mystery pork, FedEx, Softbank, Ring security, magnetic north, the Mediterranean, Alaskan farming, citizen science, homeless in Las Vegas, the Clash
As Rural Americans Struggle for Health Care Access, Insurers May Be Making Things Worse
How health insurers discriminate against rural communities.
Bill Black: Lawrence O’Donnell Aims at Buttigieg, But Hits New Democrats
A takedown of the New Democrats’ love of austerity.
Can The EV Revolution Survive Without Tax Credits?
Automakers are petitioning for an extension of EV tax credits. How critical is that to sales growth?
The Green New Deal as an Anti-Neoliberal Program
On the positive effects of a Green New Deal.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/17/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Bloomberg, Buttigeig, Sanders, Trump, Warren, the California ballot, voting machines, Democrat debates, Amazon, Google, venture capital, content moderation, COP25 debacle, coal demand, feral hogs, billionaire playgrounds, transportation infrastructure, coffee
A National Disgrace’: Trump Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands
While you were distracted by impeachment theatrics, Trump creates more obstacles to keeping Social Security disability benefits
Wildfires Are Getting Worse, and So Is the Deadly Smoke They Bring With Them
udies of wildfire smoke give even more cause for pause.
What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?
The ACA is back in play.
Boeing Halts 737 Max Production to Reduce Cash Burn; Suppliers Hit; Measurable Ding to GDP Expected
Boeing takes a 737 Max self-preservation measure, to the detriment of suppliers and even the overall US economy.
