By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Antigua Guatemala–Cerro de la Cruz, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. In Case You Might Miss… Democrat bedwetting Kamala messaging disasters: Walz…
Yves here. Wolf’s scenario on inflation is interesting, but given the welter of data revisions and forecast surprises, it seems fair to question whether what official reports depict now is…
Yves here. We again feature Simon Watkins for his forceful oil-industry-connected neocon views. Watkins presents himself as having connections to industry insiders, so his commentary, even if readers correctly chose…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The distinctive competence of the modern political party lies in its control over the ballot: Which parties get a ballot line and for which candidates,…
The Financial Times has published two articles, each based on reports by Moody’s of more signs of distress in private equity land in the wake of central bank interest rate…
Conor here: The following piece from Fran Quigley, the director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at Indiana University McKinney School of Law, provides first hand accounts of the…
Yves here. It seems useful, when suitable opportunities present themselves, to range outside what these days is particularly stressful news-related fare for other informative topics. Animal communication, interests most pet…
The European Union on October 4 took a big step in its budding trade war with China. Member states voted to enact new tariffs on China-made battery electric vehicles of…
By Joshua Frank, an award-winning California-based journalist and co-editor of CounterPunch. He is the author of the new book Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America. Originally…
Yves here. OilPrice overhyped a potential shortage in diesel, so take this forecast with a fistful of salt. But having said that, they point to a series of factors that…