Be sure to stop by the Tucson meetup this Friday if you live in the area.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/29/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, delinquent bills, unhappy Tesla customer, bitcoin price manipulation, Kubrick, Korzhev, waffle-stacking, Rube Goldberg devices
How Media Amnesia Has Trapped Us in a Neoliberal Groundhog Day
How the media became the useful idiot of neoliberalism.
Italy’s Political Crisis….How Ugly Might It Get?
Identifying issues that may influence how Italy’s political crisis over the rejection of a Lega Nord-5 Star economy minister plays out.
There’s No Getting Around Iranian Sanctions
A discussion of the how Europe’s efforts to buck the US sanctions against Iran may play out.
Stock Market Borrowing at All Time High, Increasing Risk of Downdrafts
I find it hard to get excited about stock market risks unless defaults on the borrowings can damage the banking/payments system, as they did in the Great Crash. This is one reason the China perma-bears have a point: even though the Chinese government has managed to do enough in the way of rescues and warnings […]
2:00PM Water Cooler Memorial Day 2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Memorial Day open thread.
Capital’s Share of Income Is Way Higher than You Think
Almost half of households’ market income is received for just being wealthy: owning stuff.
Don Quijones: Which Banks Are Most Exposed to Italy’s Sovereign Debt? (Other than the Horribly Exposed Italian Banks)
“Doom loop” begins to exact its pound of flesh.
Be Sure to Catch This Saturday’s June 2 NYC Meetup with Lambert
If you live in or near NYC, hope you can make our meetup this coming Saturday.
Neoliberalism’s Assault on the Veteran’s Administration Continues
An impending IT debacle at the Veteran’s Administration, and a bipartisan effort to privatize it.
The Carbon Bubble and the Pricing of Bank Loans
Neglecting the possibility that fossil fuel reserves can become ‘stranded’ could result in a ‘carbon bubble’ as fossil fuel firms become overvalued.
