How the US is at risk of creating Armageddon in the Middle East.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Another Naked Capitalism Milestone: 20,000 Posts and Counting!
Naked Capitalism blasts through another milestone!
Bank Watch: Wells Fargo Fined $1 Billion
The OCC and CFPB imposed $1 billion in fines on Wells Fargo Friday, continuing the kind and gentle treatment of bank transgressions pioneered by the previous administration.
Global Warming’s Impact on Ocean Currents to Amplify Sea Level Rise
Real News Network interview with Levke Caesar, discussing how Atlantic ocean currents have weakened due to global warming and are closer to catastrophic collapse than any time in the last 1,600 years.
Can Nudging Become A New Road To Serfdom?
Nudging and soft authoritarianism…
CalPERS to Investigate CFO Charles Asubonten, But Will It Look into Misrepresentations on His Employment Application?
CalPERS has finally accepted that it needs investigate the apparent misrepresentations in recently-hired CFO Charles Asubonten’s resume and Form 700, but will the probe go far enough?
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/20/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: China’s subsidies, NAFTA, Thomas Frank, Holder 2020, Medicare for Some, tote bags, neoliberalism, terms and conditions, 420, the illusion of time
Why the Problem Is Economics, Not Economists
A critique of the monoculture in economics.
EU (Finally) Slaps Down UK on Fantasy Irish Border Solutions
More Brexit bad news, even though the UK should not be surprised.
US Opioid Prescriptions Fall at Record Rate
Some good news on the opioid front is not good enough.
When Criminal Justice and Environmental Justice Collide
Environmental protestors,like other protestors, run the risk of facing jail time. That exposure is heightened by the fact that “out” groups have more reason to be demanding change.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA and IP, “the wave,” “Medicare for Anyone,” leading indicators, business outlook, driver shortages, Permian basin, Facebook GDPR, hip-hop, brutalism
