The Wars We Are Discouraged From Seeing | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post focuses on what sadly has become an important topic, namely propaganda, with coverage of wars as the object lesson. Since readers have sometimes brought it up,…
No Bargain: Big Money and the Debt Ceiling Deal | naked capitalism
Yves here. The deans of analysis of political spending in the US, Tom Ferguson, Paul Jorgenson, and Jie Chen, yet again demonstrate the overwhelming power of money in US politics,…
How Declining Population Growth Might Portend a Future of Increasing Resource Scarcity | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many, including many readers, have been keen about the idea that global population levels will stall out and hopefully decline, and with it, reduce resource demand. This article…
Investors Up in Arms After Mexico’s Government Clips Wings of Latin America’s Second Richest Man, Germán Larrea | naked capitalism
The dirty “e” word — expropriation — is doing the rounds once again in Mexico, this time in relation to a highly strategic stretch of railroad in the country’s south…
Here’s Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post makes a strong claim, that demand for oil is inelastic, presumably for a certain level of GDP. Recall that demand for oil and gas priced collapsed…
Why Spending Cuts Likely Won’t Shake the Economy
The last time the United States came perilously close to defaulting on its debt, a Democratic president and a Republican speaker of the House cut a deal to raise the…
The Decline In Coal Appears To Have Been Exaggerated | naked capitalism
By Felicity Bradstock, a freelance writer specializing in energy and finance. Originally published at OilPrice.com. Governments and international organizations have made ambitious pledges to reduce their emissions, a reduction that…
Links 5/28/2023 | naked capitalism
Fierce beast attacking Florida residents revealed as domestic cat with attitude The Guardian GLOWING SQUIRRELS AND THE SEARCH FOR ‘WHY’ The Allegheny Front Pecuniary Salvation Phenomenal World US to give…
American Officials Erase US Role in Empowering Their New Number One Enemy China | naked capitalism
As Washington increasingly inflates the China threat, a few pieces of sly propaganda to sell that conflict are coming more into focus. Recent speeches devoted to China by key figures in…
Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising — And Getting Weirder | naked capitalism
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Senior Contributing Editor, Health News Analysis, joined KFF Health News in 2016 as Editor-in-Chief after 22 years as a correspondent with The New York Times. Originally published…