Links 8/8/2024 | naked capitalism
KKR Founders Sued for Allegedly Getting Giant Payday for No Work WSJ Private equity’s interest in audit raises red flags FT Climate No Buzz, Just an Anxious Hum: Insect Decline…
How Anti-Immigrant Riots Flared in the U.K.
After more than a week of sporadic far-right violence, a fever seemed to ease in Britain on Wednesday night. An unconfirmed list of more than 30 target sites associated with…
Americans’ Struggle with Mental Health
It is no mystery why rates of anxiety and depression in the United States climbed in 2020, at the height of the pandemic. But then life began a slow return…
Russian Official Declares State of Emergency Near Border as Ukraine Advances
Fierce fighting raged inside Russia on Thursday after Ukrainian armored columns reportedly advanced as far as six miles into Russian territory and captured several small settlements. The incursion, which was…
The Campaign for the Midwest, and Antiracism Demonstrations in the U.K.
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U.K. Officials Express Relief After Far-Right Protests Fail to Materialize
British officials on Thursday expressed relief and cautious optimism after far-right protests failed to materialize the previous night and antiracism demonstrators took to the streets instead. The authorities had been…
Satyajit Das: The Middle East’s A Dance of Death – Part 3: Spillover | naked capitalism
Yves here. Let me address two minor sour notes in Satyajit Das’ otherwise fine piece on the dismal prospects for happy endings in the Middle East. Both come in this…
Opinion | Heat Waves and Droughts Are a Bonanza for Junk Food Companies
This essay is part of What to Eat on a Burning Planet, a series exploring bold ideas to secure our food supply. Read more about this project in a note…
Trump Says He’ll Focus on Issues. His Allies Are Not Holding Their Breath.
Former President Donald J. Trump dialed into “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning for his first interview since Vice President Kamala Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her…
As Opioid Deaths Plague Baltimore, the City’s Strategy Is Silence
For years, Baltimore’s leaders gave overdoses little public attention, even as the death rate swelled to unprecedented levels. But for a few weeks this summer, it seemed that the city…