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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Links 11/1/17
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 147 Comments »
Third Way Democrats Double Down on Anti-90% Agenda With More Attacks on Public Schools
The Democrats are sticking firmly to their anti-middle class ways, as their renewed attacks on public schools show.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:47 am | 71 Comments »
Gaius Publius: The Resistance, the #Resistance and Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein epitomized the Democratic party elite. And there is remarkably little willingness to acknowledge that fact.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:36 am | 36 Comments »
Falling Pound Might Not Bring UK Trade Balance Boost
More confirmation that a cheaper pound won’t help the UK’s trade balance.
Topics: Banking industry, Brexit, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:18 am | 9 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/31/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Solar, Manafort, Northam, Democrat autopsy, employment cost, consumer confidence, shipping, capital mobility, dreams
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 118 Comments »
40.3 Million Slaves: Challenging the Hypocrisy of Modern Slavery Statistics
Reports on slavery whitewash how European countries foster inequality and exploitation, as well as try to impose their values.
Topics: Africa, Banana republic, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 43 Comments »
Links 10/31/17
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 159 Comments »
Catalonia Secession Becomes Damp Squib as Catalans Accept Direct Rule
The Catalonia secession fantasy dies a quick death.
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 42 Comments »
What Do Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dick Cheney, Oprah Winfrey, Erin Brockovich, Stephen Hawking, Harrison Ford, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Jon Krakauer, Michelle Obama, Dan Rathers, Malcolm Gladwell, and Yours Truly Have in Common? Smeared by a Soros-Funded Think Tank for Appearing on RT
Another day, another McCarthyite blacklist, this one of people who have appeared on RT, which turns out to be quite a star-studded list.
Topics: Media watch, New McCarthyism, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 50 Comments »
An Environmental and Public Health Disaster Awaits—If USDA Gives Organic Label to Hydroponics
A big cause for pause about a planned change in what the USDA considers “organic” to mean.
Topics: Banana republic, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:07 am | 51 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Manafort and Papadopoulos, antifa, college Republicans, Mr. Lee’s Greater Hong Kong, personal income, Tesla, candy
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 97 Comments »
Hospital-Acquired Infections: Can You Avoid Them by Being a “Smart Shopper”?
Is “shopping” for a hospital just a crap shoot?
Topics: Guest Post, Health care
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:25 pm | 33 Comments »
Links 10/30/17
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 138 Comments »
Student Loans: Teacher Horror Story a Reminder of Failure to Fix Broken Servicing Model
Democrats fiddle as lousy servicing of student loans further harm borrowers.
Topics: Banking industry, Credit markets, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Student loans, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:21 am | 58 Comments »
Corruption Uncertainty and Corporate Practices
evidence suggests that while foreign-controlled firms are unaffected by the corruption uncertainty factor, domestic firms decrease investments significantly when uncertainty about corruption practices increases.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics, Social policy
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 am | Comments Off on Corruption Uncertainty and Corporate Practices