Links 10/1/22 | naked capitalism
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think | naked capitalism
By Sonali Kolhatkar, the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. She is…
Financing Ukraine’s victory: Why and How | naked capitalism
Lambert here: The bios tell the tale. Torbjörn Becker, Director at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Olena Bilan, Head of Research and Chief Economist at Dragon Capital, Ukraine’s leading investment…
U.S. consumers remain pessimistic about economy even as inflation fears wane
The numbers: Consumer sentiment rose in September to a final reading of 58.6 amid falling gas prices, though Americans remain broadly pessimistic about the economic outlook. The University of Michigan…
More Fallout From the Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks | naked capitalism
By Conor Gallagher Yves wrote yesterday about what the Russian response might be to the Nord Stream attacks. I wanted to touch on a few other potential consequences I’ve come…
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2022 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Patient readers, I got wrapped around the axle on the backlog from yesterday, and so the Politics section is thin. More very shortly, since I…
When Labor isn’t Labor and Liberals aren’t Liberal | naked capitalism
By John McGregor, a translator and political violence researcher The Australian electoral and parliamentary systems, including mandatory voting at all levels of government, lends itself to centrist policies and two…
Michael Hudson on The Euro Without Germany | naked capitalism
Conor: Germany’s swift demise reminds me of the German intelligence agent Bachmann in “A Most Wanted Man.” He’s led to believe he’s operating on an equal level with CIA and…
Links 9/30/22 | naked capitalism
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
“End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly | naked capitalism
Conor: This is a good reminder that a) this war could be brought to an end if that wasn’t the last thing the US and the UK wanted, and b)…