Links 2/7/2025 | naked capitalism
Doctor investigated after smuggling his pet cat into hospital for CAT scan Independent New Indo-European genetic evidence Language Log Climate The world has probably passed “peak air pollution” Our World…
Oil for Migrants: Did the Trump Administration Just Reset US Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela? | naked capitalism
Big things are happening in US-Venezuela relations. But can they last? At the beginning of this week, when most people’s attention was, quite understandably, fixated on Trump’s tariff tantrums, Trump…
Even US Messaging Outlet RFE/RL Having Trouble Prettying Up Trump Planning to Buy Ukraine Rare Earths Empty Bag | naked capitalism
It’s amusing to see a US influence operator, RFL/RL, trying to preserve an image of accuracy while carrying official water. Here, the case in point is Trump’s promotion of the…
James K. Galbraith Discusses His New Book, Entropy Economics, Plus DOGE, Bitcoin and Tariffs | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many of you are Jamie Galbraith fans, and INET has just published a wide-ranging interview with him. Aside from discussing Galbraith’s latest book, which focuses on how flawed…
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/6/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Readers, my head cold continues, as does my stuffed-up stupidity and whinging. Ugh. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, Davidson College–Main Campus, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,…
Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens
The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time in about six months, amid signs of weak economic growth in Britain and an unexpected slowdown in…
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Four – Tony West’s Calamitous Legacy at Uber and with the Kamala Harris Campaign | naked capitalism
Yves here. Hubert Horan below explains how the narrative/propaganda-driven strategy of Uber, as opposed to one based on creating fundamental economic value, was essentially the same as the one pursued…
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Stability | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post gives a clean, elegant explanation as to why AI looks almost destined to be deployed to more and more important decisions in financial institutions, particularly on…
Hottest January in the History of Januaries | naked capitalism
Yves here. While many of you were busy losing your mind over Trump’s smashes and grabs, the world continued to cook. Tom Neuburger, who has kept his eye on the…
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/5/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Readers, I awoke with an especially nasty head cold yesterday, which I am still fighting today, so this Water Cooler will end when I creep back to…