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Friday, June 13, 2025
Links 10/6/18
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 244 Comments »
With the World on the Line, Scientists Outline the Paths to Survival
Scientists will deliver an urgent warning with the issuance of the latest IPCC reports, starting next week. But will politicians and the public respond?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:32 am | 108 Comments »
Costing the Country: Britain’s Finance Curse
More discussion of the downside of having too much finance.
Topics: Banana republic, Banking industry, Credit markets, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:18 am | 22 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/5/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade war, Kavanaugh, ballot measures. “grievance studies,” corporate fascism, employment situation, international trade, blockchain bills of lading, spy chips, tomatoes, Hypocausts, Internet of Sh*t
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 193 Comments »
Inequality Represents a Wasted Opportunity for Poverty Reduction
If poverty is falling, why you should still care about what happens to inequality.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 13 Comments »
Links 10/5/18
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 352 Comments »
How Inequality Harms Mental Health
Economic justice goes a long way to improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:17 am | 32 Comments »
How Saudi Money Keeps the US at War in Yemen
Following the Saudi funding that has the US backing nation-breaking in Yemen.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:33 am | 10 Comments »
Earthquake in Sacramento: Insurgent CalPERS Candidate Jason Perez Trounced Board President Priya Mathur in 57% to 43% Win; Repudiation of Captured Board and Labor Leaders
Congratulate Jason Perez for his victory over Priya Mathur in the CalPERS board elections.
Topics: CalPERS, Corporate governance, Investment management
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:14 am | 29 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Canada and US trade, Kavanaugh, Democrats and ActBlue money, House and Senate races, identity politics, factory orders, job cuts, Sotheby’s, Estonian banks, Honda, GM, and Waymo, toxic algae, brain transmission, standing desks
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 133 Comments »
High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
Yves here. The decline in use of high-deductible health insurance policies is important not just for employees who get insurance at work, but for the public generally. The retreat by employers will make it harder to treat high-deductible plans as a preferred option for expanded government-provided care. Note that employers health care costs, as you […]
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 28 Comments »
Links 10/4/18
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 274 Comments »
“High End” Apartment Construction Totally Dominates, Creates Mismatch of Supply & Demand
Urban apartment development all over the US has been heavily skewed towards luxury units, even though there isn’t enough demand for all the supply.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:52 am | 69 Comments »
The Curiously Varied Impact of Recessions on Political Stability: The Role of Trust
A wee example of how lower levels of trust impose real economic costs.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:58 am | 15 Comments »
Toys ‘R’ Us to Come Back from the Dead
Toys ‘R’ Us will be back, albeit in a skinnied down form.
Topics: Credit markets, Legal, Private equity
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:09 am | 17 Comments »