Student loan forgiveness: The Supreme Court challenges explained
“There are lots of people who made more than the $125,000 threshold who were put in a worse financial position because of Covid, but they’re cut off. And there were…
UK Citizens Should Take Rishi Sunak’s Pledge Not to Launch Digital ID With a Truckload of Salt | naked capitalism
“There are no plans to introduce digital ID. Our position on physical ID cards remains unchanged.” These were the words of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman a couple of…
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai on Dollar Imperialism | naked capitalism
Yves here. I have to confess to this claim at the top of the interview that is is about de-dollarization, when it is devoted almost entirely to telling the story…
China Moves to Erase the Vestiges of ‘Zero Covid’ to Deter Dissent
This is how China’s ruling Communist Party wants people to remember how it handled the Covid-19 pandemic: It was a “miracle in human history.” Every measure the government imposed was…
Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday over the legality of one of the most ambitious and expensive executive actions in the nation’s history: the Biden administration’s…
Eugene Levy Never Wanted to See the World
Eugene Levy has never been a traveler. As a child in Hamilton, Ontario, the farthest his parents might take him and his siblings was Lake Erie’s Crystal Beach, an hour…
A Drug Company Exploited a Safety Requirement to Make Money
The pharmaceutical industry is rife with tales of companies dreaming up ways to prolong their monopolies on lucrative drugs. They tinker with chemicals. They tweak dosing. They swap out capsules…
The EV Revolution Brings Environmental Uncertainty at Every Turn | naked capitalism
Yves here. We have regularly pointed out that the greenhouse gas advantages of electric cars are considerably offset, if not more than offset, by other environmental cost. This article provides…
SpaceX launches 21 second-generation satellites
SpaceX on Monday launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. (Feb 27)
In Murdaugh trial, Defense claims two shooters
A defense expert in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh testified Monday that he thinks two different shooters killed Murdaugh’s wife and son. (Feb. 27)…