Post Cold War Geopolitics Worse for Global South | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post describes yet another way the US squandered its unipolar moment. Rather than try to build a more stable world order, the US instead tried to secure…
What Happens When Trump’s “Negotiations” Over Ukraine Quickly Hit the Wall? | naked capitalism
Oddly, even Russia-sympathetic commentators seem loath to take Putin and other top Russia officials at their word with respect to Ukraine. Russia’s demand for no NATO, no way, no how,…
Wall Street Journal on Men With “Crack Cocaine” Level Addiction to Crypto and Options Betting | naked capitalism
The day after the Wall Street Journal ran Why This Frothy Market Has Me Scared, it published More Men Are Addicted to the ‘Crack Cocaine’ of the Stock Market. We…
Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts Expire Soon − Study Shows They Made Income Inequality Worse and Especially Hurt Black Americans | naked capitalism
Yves here. Angry Bear called our attention to this Trump tax cuts post, and also helpfully added some charts from its linked sources, which we are also including. Even though…
Where Does a ‘Remarkable’ U.S. Economy Go From Here?
America’s economy is far outstripping its peers, but there are serious risks, including from the president-elect.
Links 12/19/2024 | naked capitalism
Siberian tiger crosses 200-km stretch of Russian forest to meet former mate WION A tiny organism is mysteriously repairing its DNA to defy death in Chernobyl India Today Ancient inscription…
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Win | naked capitalism
Yves here. I am not certain how much precedential value this climate litigation victory will carry. The “right to a stable climate system” does not sound like a generally tenable…
Political Distrust and the Populist Alt-View Trap | naked capitalism
Yves here. The fact that more and more hand-wringing articles about populists are appearing in outlets that pretend to be politically neutral, like VoxEU, is telling. The elites hate democracy,…
China’s Push for 7% Growth Faces Big Challenges | naked capitalism
Yves here. Simon Watkins is a diehard Anglosphere booster and so his posts need to be taken with a considerable grain of salt. Nevertheless, despite his strong bias point of…
The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture | naked capitalism
Yves here. Over and over in resource-exploiting industries, from oil wells to nuclear reactors and now aquaculture, shuttering operations so as to minimize environmental costs is neither cheap nor easy.…