Unfortunately, US support of the attempted coup in Venezuela is just one part of planned interventions south of the border.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Operational By November
So much for US ire over the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
‘Foxconn Was a Major Con’: Backed by Trump Promises and $4 Billion in Subsidies, Company Admits Factory Jobs Not Coming
Foxconn fleeced Wisconsin. But this was a feature, not a bug.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/30/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, Howard Schultz, Harris, Bloomberg, Clinton, beyond George Lakoff, impeachment, soft coup, Stacey Abrams, GDP, home sales, ADP employment, Facebook, InstaCart, Google, Apple, the polar vortex, animism, billionaires, labor power, bloatware, “You’re fine”
Is China’s Debt Crackdown Hitting California’s Commercial Real Estate Bubble?
China gets a cold and California real estate gets pneumonia.
Brexit: May Running Down the Clock by Backing Yet-Again-Nixed Renegotiation of Withdrawal Agreement
May is still firmly in charge of Brexit as various Parliamentary gambits go splat.
Many Countries at UN Oppose Trump Interference in Venezuela
The US plans for Venezuela don’t have the degree of foreign support that the press would have you believe.
The Silicon Curtain: The Gloves Come Off With China
An Australian perspective on the West’s growing conflict with China.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/29/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Harris, Sanders, Warren, Trump, Virginia schools and Amazon, corruption in Chicago, Google donations, AI and “reinforcement learning,” computer architecture, platforms and biopower, Jacob Hacker, Silicon Valley, Gustave Doré
The Natural Rate of Interest Is Anything But
Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist.
Brexit Is Good News for Those in the Business of War
Arms merchants are lining up deals in anticipation of Brexit.
Chinese Growth: A Balancing Act
What is driving the slow-down in Chinese growth and what are the implications for Chinese policymakers and the global economy?
Minnesota Winters Ain’t What They Used To Be
Wimpy winters are the new normal.
