War Is Bad for You — And the Economy | naked capitalism
Yves here. William Hartung takes aim at the regular arms contractor claim, now a pet message of President Biden, that war spending helps the economy. Mind you, this assertion might…
Top U.N. Court Holds Last Day of Hearings on Israeli Occupation
The United Nations’ top court on Monday was hearing a final day of arguments on the legality of Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories, proceedings that have added pressure to…
Amy Schumer Says She Has Cushing’s Syndrome, a Hormonal Disorder
The comedian Amy Schumer has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare hormonal disorder called Cushing’s syndrome, after she was swarmed with comments on social media about a…
Flaco’s Death Calls Attention to Bird Strikes and How to Prevent Them
Memorials sprang up in New York City over the weekend in honor of Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who died on Friday after apparently striking a building on the Upper West…
As the Election Comes Into Focus, Pressure Builds in the West Wing
A former adviser to President Biden has compared life in the White House to dog years: Every day feels like a week, every year like seven. And then there are…
Senate Aide Investigated Over Unofficial Actions in Ukraine
A senior Capitol Hill staff member who is a longtime voice on Russia policy is under congressional investigation over his frequent trips to Ukraine’s war zones and providing what he…
Rolling Stone and New York Magazine Both Publish Product Reviews of Masks (But Not Reporting, Unfortunately) | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this may not be as thorough and tenacious a post as I would like; I have some sort of muscle spasm in my…
Spring Training at Coachella: Can M.L.S. Cash In on Its Preseason?
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Dan Perkin and Scott Bissmeyer, work buddies on vacation, sat on metal bleachers watching the Portland Timbers play the San Jose Earthquakes in the first…
He Doubted He’d Find ‘the One.’ She Made Him a Believer.
On his Hinge dating profile, Yuwoon Choi answered a prompt: “All I ask is that you … be open to dating someone in a wheelchair.” The prompt, in conjunction with…
Has Starbucks Surpassed Amazon as the Villain of Big Labor?
For more than a year, Felix Santiago has worked as a barista at a Starbucks near Times Square, and for about half that time he loved it. It was easy…