Warning Lights Flashing Red for Italian Economy | naked capitalism
By Conor Gallagher The latest uproar in international media about the Meloni government in Italy is over a bill that aims to use less English terms. (Like many languages, Italian…
Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’? | naked capitalism
Yves here. While I am not keen about scaremongering headlines, even if their message has merit, this article does describe some of the types of clothes that are likely to…
Your Political Rivals Aren’t as Bad as You Think – Here’s How Misunderstandings Amplify Hostility | naked capitalism
Yves here. On the one hand, Americans are terrible about handling dissent. I recall when I was in Sydney that Australians were generally very skilled at talking across political lines,…
Johnson & Johnson offers $9bn to settle talc claims
It stopped US sales of its talc-based baby powder in 2020, citing “misinformation” that had sapped demand for the product, applied to prevent nappy rash and for other cosmetic uses,…
Who Was Rupert Murdoch’s Two-Week Fiancée?
Last month Rupert Murdoch presented an engagement ring to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former dental hygienist whom he had met last year at his vineyard in the Bel Air…
Outsiders Solve Problems. Just Ask Goats.
Fair or not, goats have not earned a reputation for their problem-solving abilities. Crows and chimpanzees are better known for deftly tackling new and unusual situations, like a snack that…
Hayden Panettiere, Hoping to Leave Her Struggles Behind, Is Back Onscreen
LOS ANGELES — Hayden Panettiere has always been a survivor. She survived being a child actor in the early 2000s when the media obsessively treated the lives of young women…
Is Taiwan in danger of being loved to death?
For decades Washington has managed a rather delicate status quo, acknowledging, if not supporting, Beijing’s position that there is only one Chinese government – the one on the mainland. It…
Israeli Police Raid Mosque in Jerusalem, Prompting Rocket Fire From Gaza
The Israeli police raided the most sensitive holy site in Jerusalem before dawn on Wednesday, detaining scores of Palestinians who had barricaded themselves inside a mosque overnight. Armed groups in…
Opinion | Trump’s Anticlimactic Arraignment
According to the indictment, the business record falsifications were done “with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof.” Though no other…