Has Trump promised too much on the US economy?
EPA Donald Trump has promised big changes for the world’s largest economy. An “end to the devastating inflation crisis”, tariffs and big cuts to taxes, regulation and the size of…
Was Biden Right to Warn about the Tech-Industrial Complex? | naked capitalism
Yves here. The Biden effort to wrap himself in the mantle of Eisenhower in warning about a “tech-industrial complex” is vile. The Biden Administration, as we know from the Twitter…
Michael Hudson: Trump on Greenland, Panama and Canada | naked capitalism
Yves here. Michael Hudson returns to Nima’s Dialogue Works to discuss some of Trump’s latest provocations. It is revealing how many of the pols and pundits who decried Putin as…
mBridge, a Bank of International Settlements Project Hyped by BRICS Fans as a Way to Evade Sanctions, Shut Down | naked capitalism
Back in the stone ages when yours truly stated blogging, the practitioners, economists, and journalists covering the world of finance, and most of all those worried about the dangerously large…
Evaluating the Risks of Engineered Viruses and Bacteria, aka ‘Mirror Life’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. Perhaps I will not be the only one to find the level of concern expressed in this article to be grossly inadequate compared to the hazards. Even though…
Links 1/17/2024 | naked capitalism
Have a Great Day: David Lynch (1946-2025) Roger Ebert. Commentary: [embedded content] Farewell, Mr. Baseball JoeBlogs RedNote/Xiaohongshu Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban: Reports The Hill US ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global…
New York Judge Loretta Preska Just Declared Open Season on Argentina’s Gold Reserves | naked capitalism
The question is: where is the gold? The name Loretta Preska may ring a few bells among regular NC readers, having graced these pages on a few occasions. The senior…
Actuaries and Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Risk ‘Planetary Insolvency’ as Power Struggles About How to Rebuild LA Begin | naked capitalism
Yves here. A compelling report by British actuaries warns that the economic impact of climate change is far more severe than most economists forecast, with a 50% of GDP reduction…
Closing Ranks: Organised Labour and Immigration | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post documents the role that rising levels of immigration played in labor organizing in the US. As you’ll see below, at a local level, it increased the…
A Forgotten Farming Technique Is Making a Big Comeback – Here’s Why | naked capitalism
Yves here. With Hair Furore pre-inauguration furor getting more intense, perhaps another break from reguar programming is in order. However, to be a stickler, “forgotten farming technique” is clearly a…