Why disaser socialism looks as dodgy as neoliberalism’s shock doctrine.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
U.S.-China: These Are Much More Than Just Trade Talks
Gaming out what the US-China trade talks mean for US politics.
All Eyes on the Fed
The latest round of debate on what the Fed might do down the road.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/7/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade negotiations, Festival of Biden, Sanders, Trump, pollsters, DNC thuggery, the State, Elon Musk, Kock Brothers and public transit, the right to drive, Google tech support, VIX, the boom, carbon farming, bats, insecticides, the Arctic, senior student loan debt, signage
ZEN and the Art of Modern Money (MMT)
Working through a primer on MMT.
Boeing’s Crapified Safety Culture: Airline Pressured, Overruled FAA Designees, Told FAA Late of Problems, Gave Inconsistent Stories to 737 Max Customers
The longer you look at Boeing, the uglier it gets.
Will the U.S. Start a War Against Iran?
The US announced plans to park warships on Iran’s doorstep and tries to depict Iran as the provocateur. What gives?
Ilargi: Renewables Are Dead
How Germany’s failure to meet renewable energy targets demonstrates that renewables won’t be able to meet current and expected production needs.
2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Blowback on Russiagate for 2020
The country needs a full accounting of what the intelligence community did in the 2016 presidential campaign
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: O’Rourke fakie, Sanders organization, Warren, Clinton podcast and ticket prices, cell phones and ebola, e-bikes, Galaxy, Huawei, Beyond Meat, PFAS, Green New Deal, nature as stress reliever, GoT Easter eggs, neoliberal game shows, Stop & Shop strike, black holes
War on Cash: UK’s First Till-Free Grocery Store
War on cash- issues and complications undermine business case for till-free stores.
Climate Change: The Wrath of Cyclone Fani
Easy warning and evacuation systems worked as designed in India and Bangladesh, minimizing the death toll from the cyclone that struck Friday, the most severe in decades. But protecting property, infrastructure, and the ecosystem is another matter.
Boys Go to Baghdad. Men Go to Tehran.
The US now seeks to shut down Iranian exports to zero. Will Iran respond by closing the Strait of Hormuz?
