Links 2/26/2025 | naked capitalism
Readers, the fundraiser for Lambert’s very nearly gold retirement watch + all Lambert’s Water Cooler work done in 2024 is ongoing. The goal is 400 donors; so far, we have…
COVID-19 in Context: A Retrospective View | naked capitalism
Yves here. Even with having been attentive to Covid studies and news, KLG’s overview contains quite a few information nuggets that were new to me. For instance, the UK quickly…
US Secondary Sanctions “Have Seriously Damaged” Russia-China Bilateral Cooperation | naked capitalism
Yves here. Before readers reflexively reject the headline message, you will see below that it accurately represents the findings of study published by the prestigious Russian think tank/talking shop Valdai…
The Frog or the Scorpion: Do Democrats Really Need to Ask Who Caused the Mess We’re In? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Tom Neuburger below takes a very hard look at the Democrats and concludes they are not redeemable. By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at God’s Spies House Minority Leader…
Links 2/25/2025 | naked capitalism
Happy Ramadan to those observing it! Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88 BBC Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm MPR News (Chuck L) Egypt…
Larry Ellison’s Dark Vision for OUR Future | naked capitalism
One of the few things that the Trump 2.0 administration and Keir Starmer government have in common is the amount of influence Ellison has over both of them. The world’s…
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Five: What Drove Uber’s Recent $8 Billion P&L Improvement? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Hubert Horan summarizes the state of play with Uber after 2024. By Hubert Horan, who has 40 years of experience in the management and regulation of transportation companies…
Can Europe Resist Concessions to Russia in Trump’s Ukraine Agreement? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Below is the latest offering from OilPrice’s house neocon, Simon Watkins. Alexander Mercouris has remarked at the marked gap between reporting in the US versus across the pond…
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/24/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge; Deadman Lake. Alaska, United States. Readers, I’m going to close out with the American Robin, because…
Links 2/24/2025 | naked capitalism
Why banks are flying gold bars on commercial flights from London to NYC NY Post Climate Here’s the ugliest global-warming chart you’ll ever need to see The Register Scientists sound…