Katie Britt denies misleading voters in Biden State of the Union rebuttal
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels,…
Links 3/11/2024 | naked capitalism
Generous and patient readers, please forgive me for mentioning that the 2024 Water Cooler fundraiser is ongoing. –lambert Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh National…
Financial Crises and Tax Havens | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Hopefully a topic of purely academic interest! By Silvia Marchesi, Professor of Economics University of Milano Bicocca, and Giovanna Marcolongo, Postdoctoral Fellow, Crime and Law Economic Analysis unit…
The Fourth Anniversary of the Covid Pandemic
Four years ago today, society began to shut down. Shortly after noon Eastern on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid — or “the coronavirus,” then the more…
Biden and Netanyahu at Odds Over Gaza, and Catherine’s Palace Photo Fans Rumors
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From Isolation to Containment: Washington’s Economic War Against Russia Gets a Rebrand | naked capitalism
Foreign Affairs came out last week with a piece authored by a team from the influential Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that argues for a sustained strategy of…
The Billionaires’ Secret Plan to Solve California’s Housing Crisis
Fact-checking by Susan Lee. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Best and Worst Moments From the 2024 Oscars
Fittingly for an Academy Awards celebrating 2023, the year of “Barbenheimer,” the movies that made up that phenomenon commanded our attention on Sunday night, too. None of it was a…
Biden Budget Will Underscore Divide With Republicans and Trump
President Biden on Monday will propose a budget packed with tax increases on corporations and high earners, new spending on social programs, and a wide range of efforts to combat…
Opinion | Three Steps That Biden Needs to Take This Spring
March 5, 2024, 1:29 p.m. ET March 5, 2024, 1:29 p.m. ET “I was a little disappointed that Katie Porter chose to run,” Karl Rubin, an emeritus professor of math,…