Why Are Their Lordships So Frightened of Modern Monetary Theory? | naked capitalism
Conor here: It would appear that MMT has caught on enough in the UK that is now being attacked by the lords. The following post details how those attacks are…
A Video Captures a Searing Portrait of the Subway, and of the City Above
It always seems to start the same way. I’ll beat you up! A brush-fire confrontation between strangers in a subway loudly skyrockets toward hostility before anyone else is even sure…
Now Arriving at J.F.K.: Ponies From Iceland and Dogs From the West Bank
When the cargo plane touched down on the tarmac at Kennedy International Airport on Friday afternoon, a cacophonous barking could be heard coming from the hold. Maad Abu-Ghazalah stood on…
How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation
In the wake of the riot on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, a groundswell built in Washington to rein in the onslaught of lies that had fueled the assault…
Few Smartphones, Some Beer: A Christian Village Grapples With Modernity
It was early afternoon on a sunny winter Thursday, and the Fox Hill community looked like a well-manicured ghost town abandoned in the 1950s. Stately multistoried homes were scattered across…
Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next
Maria and her husband, Aleksandr, are certain that President Vladimir V. Putin will secure a fifth term as Russia’s leader in the presidential election this weekend. But the couple, who…
After Another Subway Shooting, New York Wrestles With Question of Safety
The subway crime that Jimmy Sumampow had been hearing about in recent years — as well as his own experience — had already led him to make plans to leave…
How Effective Is International Aid and Assistance? The Rise of Debt Traps | naked capitalism
Yves here. The post starts with the still-twisting-in-the-wind “aid” package to Ukraine, and reviews high profile past cases where international aid did not prevent, and in many cases enabled, crippling…
There’s an Art to Arranging a Bookshelf. Here’s How It’s Done.
In a public library, styling a bookshelf is easy: Just fill it with books. At home, a bookcase needs to do a lot more than hold books. So how do…
Opinion | A Damaged Fani Willis Picks Up the Pieces of Her Case Against Trump
March 15, 2024, 5:05 a.m. ET March 15, 2024, 5:05 a.m. ET Credit…Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Patrick Healy, deputy opinion editor: On Thursday, Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, all but…