How Donald Trump Still Lives in the 1980s
When his criminal trial finishes for the day, Donald J. Trump typically returns to the marble-and-gold triplex atop Trump Tower, the high rise he built in the early 1980s and…
Why Are So Many Mexican Election Candidates Getting Killed?
One candidate was shot multiple times as he worked out at the gym. Another died after gunmen opened fire during her campaign rally. A third was walking the streets with…
In Twilight of Senate Career, McConnell Sees 2024 Races as Last Hurrah
As the 2022 elections approached with some Republican Senate candidates on the ropes, Senator Mitch McConnell was already looking ahead to 2024. He saw opportunity in the person of Jim…
10 Artists on Working, Living and Creating Through Loss
When Jesmyn Ward was writing her 2013 book, “Men We Reaped,” she could feel the presence of her brother, who had been killed years earlier by a drunk driver. She…
One of the Deadliest Jobs in Mexico: Running for Office
Gisela Gaytán had just arrived at an event on the first day of her mayoral campaign in central Mexico’s industrial heartland when the gunfire broke out. Moments later, her lifeless…
He Threw ‘Spaghetti at the Wall’ for Trump. Now He’s After a Top Job.
Richard Grenell’s quest to be secretary of state in a second Trump administration began late on Election Day in 2020, when the defeated president dispatched loyalists to run shambolic “stop…
Remember Headlines 2 Weeks Ago, Labor Market “Suddenly” Weakens as Unemployment Claims “Spike”: It Just Got Unwound | naked capitalism
Yves here. Wolf Richter unpacks why the revisions on unemployment stats don’t look untoward or suspicious, but how the hyped up reporting is obviously lousy and agenda-driven. Which is not…
Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now
In late 2022, as thousands of migrants began to arrive in New York City, city officials scrambled to find places to house them. They quickly found takers: hotels that were…
U.S. Remains Painfully Dependent on China for Silicon and Solar Panels | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yet another example of how incoherent and poorly thought out the US economic escalation against China is. By Metal Miner, the largest metals-related media site in the US…
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears
The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit,…