Clark holds off McIlroy’s challenge to win US Open
-10 W Clark (US); -9 R McIlroy (NI); -7 S Scheffler (US); -6 C Smith (Aus); -5 T Fleetwood (Eng), R Fowler (US), M W Lee (Aus) Selected: -3 J…
Links 6/19/2023 | naked capitalism
This Extinct Dolphin Had Tusks That Fish Were Wise to Avoid NYT. Of course, in Alabama, the tusks are looser. Killer Whales Are Not Our Friends The Atlantic The Next…
Once Scorned, Far Right Secures Foothold in Spanish Cities
Spain’s far right took office in a string of Spanish cities and in a powerful region over the weekend by forging coalition agreements with the moderate right, in a move…
Blinken-Qin Talks in Beijing: US and China Agree to Keep Talking Past Each Other | naked capitalism
The press in both the US and China seem to be doing their best in applying porcine maquillage to the meeting between Anthony Blinken and China’s foreign minister Qin Gang…
The Racial Wage Gap Is Shrinking
In the early 2000s, the wage gap between Black and white workers in the U.S. was as large as it had been in 1950. That is a shocking statistic and…
The Racial Wage Gap Is Shrinking
In the early 2000s, the wage gap between Black and white workers in the U.S. was as large as it had been in 1950. That is a shocking statistic and…
Mammoth RICO Lawsuit Targets Credit Suisse, Many of its Directors and Execs, and KPMG for Over a Decade of Fraudulent, Reckless Conduct | naked capitalism
Some firms never outgrow their formative periods. That’s confirmed by the astonishingly long list of criminal activity, looting, and recklessness perpetrated by Credit Suisse detailed in a recent RICO/class action…
Germany and China Try to Reset Relations for a Changed World
BERLIN — When Germany and China launched their government consultations a decade ago, Angela Merkel was still chancellor and their relations seemed an endless opportunity for trade and profit. The…
With Commuters Staying Home, Transit Agencies Try to Reinvent Themselves
Rush hour is now anything but at the Montgomery Street station in the heart of San Francisco. Gone are the laptop-toting workers jostling into trains beneath the high-rise offices of…
Why Robert Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 Bid Is a Headache for Biden
President Biden might seem to be on cruise control until the heat of the 2024 general election. Nearly all of the nation’s top Democrats have lined up behind him, and…