‘A Sick Joke’: Six Ways of Looking at a COP | naked capitalism
Yves here. After so many climate initiatives, from IPCC reports to COP meetings to the Paris Accords, that have generated a lot of hot air and not much climate action,…
Five Takeaways From the Republican Debate
Nikki Haley clashed repeatedly with Ron DeSantis on Wednesday night in the fourth Republican presidential debate, facing her most sustained scrutiny of the race as the two leading candidates for…
Who Won the Debate? DeSantis Solid, Analysts Say, but Trump Unscathed
In the fourth and final Republican presidential debate of the year, the narrow policy differences among the candidates were overshadowed by feisty personal clashes and insults. With the Iowa caucuses…
From Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Start-Ups Run Out of Time and Money
WeWork raised more than $11 billion in funding as a private company. Olive AI, a health care start-up, gathered $852 million. Convoy, a freight start-up, raised $900 million. And Veev,…
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Highland Tinamou, Huila, Colombia. Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a…
Big Cons: How Consulting Firms Undermine Governments and Corporations | naked capitalism
Yves here. A new book, The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies, Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington, proves a thesis…
As Political Turmoil Intensifies in Ukraine, Opposition Leader Calls for Unity
The Ukrainian opposition leader, Petro O. Poroshenko, has appealed for political unity as turmoil intensifies in his country after he was blocked from leaving for a trip abroad that he…
Boris Johnson Apologizes at U.K. Covid Inquiry for ‘Pain and Suffering’
Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister whose tenure was dominated and ultimately derailed by the coronavirus pandemic, apologized on Wednesday “for the pain and suffering and the loss” of…
Composting’s ‘True Believers’ Jilted as N.Y.C. Curbside Program Grows
A few years ago, Jasmine Singh started volunteering at the Queens Botanical Garden, where she first learned about composting. She became hooked. “It’s not the sexiest hobby,” said Ms. Singh,…
Opinion | How Germany Became Mean
A worthy undertaking, to be sure. But the government’s habit of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism has had some disturbing effects. Most notably, it has created an atmosphere where…