Spain escalates Catalania crisis, by jailing political leaders and issuing arrest warrant for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Congress Works with Big Oil on Letter Suggesting Anti-Pipeline Activists Face Terrorism Charges
The latest chapter in the efforts to treat activists as criminals.
Skyscrapers and Land Values: Evidence from Chicago on the Costs of Building Tall Cities
Why “building tall” is not an answer to urban housing affordability.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/3/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, TPP, Brazile and the DNC, tax bill, Mueller, Facebook, fact-checking, employment, factory orders, Fed pick Powell
SEC Soon to Have Five Sitting Commissioners; Budget Constraints Will Stymie Enforcement
SEC commissioner bench soon to be up to full strength. New co-enforcement director Steven Peikin signals change in enforcement policy?
RIP, CFPB Mandatory Arbitration Ban
Trump signs resolution overturning CFPB’s mandatory arbitration ban– thus killing the agency’s most pro-consumer initiative to date.
Is the U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy?
The US ITC has recommended imposing a 35% tariff on imported solar panels. The final decision rests with Trump and could stunt solar growth.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Donna Brazile’s DNC Bombshell
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard responds to former interim chair Donna Brazile’s revelation that the Clinton campaign had effective control of the DNC.
Naked Capitalism Hit One Million Comments!
We set a new comments milestone!
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/2/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Lighthizer on ISDS, Brazile v. Clinton (!!), VA races, Trump tax plan, productivity, brands, freight, Du Bois, boredom
The Nation Depicts a Mortgage Vulture Who Foreclosed on Homeowners as an FDR-Like Hero To Demonize Chase When It Was Actually Helping Homeowners
The Nation and author David Dayen lionize a mortgage vulture, telling a story as wrong as it is possible to be in its thesis and details.
Manafort Indictment Underwhelms, Poses No Immediate Threat to Trump
A cursory overview suggests Manafort indictment poses no immediate threat to Trump– although who knows what will emerge as probe continues.
