6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Congress
President Trump took a defiant victory lap in the House chamber on Tuesday night, using his address to a joint session of Congress to promote the flurry of drastic changes…
Capitalism in Decay | naked capitalism
Yves here. A terse and important take of where ever-more-extractive capitalism is heading. Mind you, I am not sure it had to wind up this way. Michael Hudson has argued,…
Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress
Wouldn’t that be beautiful? It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you…
Nasdaq Reports February 2025 Volumes
NEW YORK , March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for February 2025 on its Investor Relations website. A data sheet showing this information…
Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble
President Trump made one of the biggest gambles of his presidency Tuesday by initiating sweeping tariffs with no clear rationale on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, triggering a trade…
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse | naked capitalism
A weekly commentary on war, weapons, and waste in an increasingly dangerous world Welcome to the Armed Madhouse coffee break. As the U.S. Congress considers adding another $100 billion to…
Coffee Break: Across the Pond | naked capitalism
A weekly roundup of the things happening in Europe that they don’t like to talk about Bulgarians are protesting against the forced adoption of the Euro: People in Europe are…
Mexican lawsuit against US gunmakers heads to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is expected to meet on Tuesday to consider whether to block a lawsuit by Mexico against US gun manufacturers – who are accused of putting vast…
Snowy Trails, Cozy Inns: Skiing Town to Town in Quebec
Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to Prévost, eight miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I…
Opinion | Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Next Chancellor, Is Yesterday’s Man
He enjoyed a steady rise there, notably popularizing the concept of Leitkultur, a set of norms to which every immigrant should submit. But the top prize was blocked by his…