How Democrats Can Win Workers
About 60 percent of U.S. voters do not have a four-year college degree, and they live disproportionately in swing states. As a result, these voters — often described as the…
Michael Hudson at Global University, Hong Kong, on Ukraine, Europe, China, and the Dollar’s Future | naked capitalism
Yves here. Michael Hudson answers a broad range of questions at a recent event in Hong Kong. He shows how, as he predicted, the US is using the Ukraine war…
Golf’s Titanic Deal Stokes Anger on Capitol Hill
One of golf’s greatest tests will unfold starting on Thursday, when the U.S. Open begins at the Los Angeles Country Club. It might be an easier lift — it will…
How This Regional Bank Mortgage Lender Crisis is Different | naked capitalism
Yves here. While I don’t view the narrative versus reality approach as novel as this author would have you believe (this is bread and butter for contrarian investors), it is…
They Married for a Life Abroad. But They Never Saw Their Husbands Again.
Like many other women in the state of Punjab, long a hub of emigration from India, Sharndeep Kaur aspired to marry an Indian working abroad and follow him to a more…
Revenge Spending Helped Push Prices Higher. The Trend Is Turning.
After two years of spending heavily on vacations and other experiences that they were deprived of during pandemic lockdowns, Americans may be on the brink of pulling back — a…
Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand
It wasn’t even 8 a.m. and Captain Fritz, a Ukrainian infantry officer, had already smoked a half-dozen cigarettes. He’s 24, but his pale blue eyes seemed older than his years,…
Not Your Dad’s Dad Food
Every year, as Father’s Day approaches and the gift guides suggesting $300 supercharged charcoal grill lighters and backyard pizza ovens roll in, I’m left wondering if I’m truly dad enough…
Opinion | The Tragic Decline of ‘Free’ News
Then Donald Trump won the presidential election, and I felt that maybe in that moment there was work to do elsewhere. Maybe HuffPost, with its huge home-page audience, could be…
Bringing Sexy Back to the Movies, With a 2023 Twist
Critics and audiences have long despaired: Where have all the romantic comedies gone? The freewheeling effervescence of bygone Harrys and Sallys and Bridget Joneses; the bright aspirational gloss of a…