Data supports the idea that lax monetary policy contributes to bubbles. Yes, Virginia, some regard that claim as controversial.
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To Stop Threat of ‘For-Profit Surveillance,’ Rights Groups Demand End to Partnerships That Give Cops Access to Amazon Ring Data
Civil rights groups demand that Amazon Ring’s spy program be put behind bars.
Long Term Real Interest Rates Fell Below Zero in all Euro Area Countries
Is praise of negative real interest rates in Europe making a virtue out of (mis)perceived necessity?
Congratulations! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting
Help us fund what we most like to do, but find hardest to get to: original reporting.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/8/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, Biden and his funders, Harris and Palantir, Sanders, Warren, Florida felon voting, rehabilitating Bush, small business optimism, producer prices, consumer credit, cobalt, Softbank, Cargill, decelerating growth, Richard Stallman, AI, neural feedback, WBAI closes
Announcing the 2019 “Sarah Henry Double-Your-Donation Challenge”!
Sarah Henry has made another annual challenge grant. Will you match her generosity?
Bill Black: Eric Holder is the Official Missing from Discussions of the Bidens’ Ukrainian Efforts
How the Bidens’ Ukraine scandal has been a big gift to Trump, but the biggest was Eric Holder’s refusal to prosecute bank executives.
My Journey: Flyover to Finance to Defence, with Scams Along the Way, to Naked Capitalism
How Naked Capitailsm’s writers and readers stay ahead of the curve and influence the presee.
Announcing the First Winner of the Archie McCardell Award for Truly Horrendous Management: WeWork
Introducing serial leading company wrecker Archie McCardell, and noteworthy successors to him, with WeWork as a first object lesson.
Southwest Pilots Blast Boeing in Suit for Deception and Losses from “Unsafe, Unairworthy” 737 Max
Yet more deserved bad news on the Boeing 737 Max front.
Gene Editing Could Help Save the Planet — If Scientists Can Avoid the Typos
Gene editing does not always work as advertised. And that’s before getting to the fact that genetically modified crops have been found to be less robust than native strains.
Well Done! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to a New One: Expanding Our Reach
Thanks so much for your donation, and on to a new goal: helping get the word out about Naked Capitalism.
Mangroves, Climate Change, and Mobilization
Mangrove forests as carbon sinks, and measures to restore them when they’ve been damaged.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2019
Today’s Water Cooler:
