The Medicare Maze | naked capitalism
Yves here. I am normally not keen about videos with no transcripts, but this one is short and suitable for sharing, with good graphics and animations. Plus is it by…
Will Human-to-Human Bird Flu (H5N1) Be the Long-Awaited “Disease X?” | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1(“Bird Flu”)[1], which is global, rapidly spreading, and “highly pathogenic,” is now infecting cattle, and (in the United States) at least…
Links 4/8/2024 | naked capitalism
Science This! Some Ancient Theories on Eclipses SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods Scientific American Hyper-sexual “zombie cicadas” that are infected with sexually transmitted fungus expected…
Interview: Puncturing Misconceptions About Vaccine Hesitancy | naked capitalism
Lamnbert here: “Vaccine hesitancy” is one of those psychologizing, indeed infantilizing, PMC terms that I really hate. (This article applies it mostly to parents, but its broadly used.) On the…
No Exit: Western Imperialism, Capitalism, and Industrialization | naked capitalism
Yves here. Keep in mind that a big reason that economists, alone among social scientists, got a seat at the policy table, was concern about the way Russia managed to…
The Economy Finally Doomed Erdogan in Major Defeat in Turkish Local Elections. What Comes Next? | naked capitalism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in power since 2003, when he assumed the post of prime minister. He was elected president in 2014 and re-elected twice since, most…
BRICS Enlargement – a “Non-Event” or a Stage Victory Against the West? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post usefully lists what important BRICS+ members would like to see from the alliance. It also points out that there are areas of divergence. A real potential…
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Thanks, Obama! By Julie Appleby, Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News, reports on the health law’s implementation, health care treatments and costs, trends in health insurance, and policy…
The Duran: US Economic Decline and Rise of Greater Eurasia – Michael Hudson, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many are excited by the prospect of overweening US power and economic heft being cut down to size, both by virtue of the rise of other centers of…
Europe’s New Fiscal Rules Harm Working People and Women, Boost Right-Wing Radicals | naked capitalism
Yves here. Due to the geopolitical situation being particularly fraught right now, important developments on the political economy are not getting as much attention as they warrant. One is expected-to-be-implemented…