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Monday, July 21, 2025
Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
Why Naked Capitalism is your weapon against Larry Summers.
EU Dashes UK Fantasy of Talking About “Future Relationship,” Meaning Trade, Soon
Yet another Brexit fantasy bites this dust, this one the much-ballyhooed “future relationship” talks.
What Will Replace Outdated Left and Right Economic Thinking? The Commons Paradigm
Why the commons paradigm offers an important and practical lens for re-imagining politics, governance and law.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/6/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, TiSA, Puerto Rico, Breitbart, gerrymandering, employment situation, Tesla, seasteading, capitalism as algo
How Naked Capitalism Leaves Advertising Dollars on the Table to Protect Your User Experience
Horrid examples of advertising that we have hitherto been able to avoid.
How Economists Turned Corporations into Predators
How shareholder value theory and other bad ideas created lousy incentives for corporations’ executives.
Catalonia Versus Spain: Conflict Escalates as Constitutional Court Nixes Independence Declaration Pre-Emptively
This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 942 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our donation page, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, or PayPal. Read about why we’re doing this fundraiser, what […]
Facebook’s Fake Numbers: Parsing Facebook’s “Reach” Inflation
Facebook tells Big Lies about its users. Why aren’t advertisers making a Big Stink?
Tax Breaks Make $50 Oil Profitable in the U.S.
A short overview of the importance of tax breaks to oil company profits.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/5/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: KORUS, Russian meddling, Yglesias on Trump, Blue Dog betrayal on taxes, jobless claims, factory orders, LA Times union
Sneaky Trump Scheme Guarantees Profits of Coal and Nuclear Power Plant Owners
Trump’s latest giveaway: a massive subsidy to coal and nuclear plant operators via unnecessary and costly electricity backup requirements.
