Links 2/16/2024 | naked capitalism
Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful The Conversation Recession reality hits major economies Axios The Economics Teacher of the New Generation: Cryptocurrency Ideology MR…
Why Sanctions Haven’t Hobbled Russia
After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Western nations imposed the most extensive sanctions and trade restrictions in history on Moscow. Today, Russia appears to be doing OK. Its economy is…
France’s Macron Government Is Trying to Criminalise Criticism of Officially Recommended or Mandated Medical Treatments | naked capitalism
A new escalation in the war on what governments deem to be medical mis-, dis- and mal-information appears to be under way. To begin, a couple of caveats: First, I…
Israeli Siege Has Placed Gazans at Risk of Starvation − Prewar Policies Made Them Vulnerable in the First Place | naked capitalism
Yves here. As we learn more about the Israel genocide campaign against Palestinians, we see how its mechanisms are not just deliberate but rise to a level of study and…
An Explosive Hearing in Trump’s Georgia Election Case
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 Young, Lisa Chow, Eric…
Trump Gets a Trial Date, and Fani Willis Fights Back
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
House Committee Will Subpoena Harvard for Documents Relating to Antisemitism
A congressional committee said Friday that it would serve subpoenas on Harvard University in a hunt for documentation of whether the university tolerated antisemitism on its campus. The move is…
Willis Prepares to Take Witness Stand for Second Day in Trump Georgia Case
Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, will take the witness stand for a second day of questioning Friday morning as a hearing continues over whether her romantic relationship…
Opinion | If You Know How to Read It, Washington Is an Open Book
President Biden had a far better comeback at his disposal last week when he took offense at a special counsel report that suggested he didn’t remember which year his son…
Trial Will Test Trump’s Limits of Reaping Political Gain From Legal Woes
For all their bluster, nobody in Donald J. Trump’s political inner circle actually thinks a criminal conviction will help him with the independent voters and suburban women who lost him…