The Debt Ceiling End-Game | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is a very lucid post on the debt ceiling game of chicken that presents some options that I had not heard discussed before, such as a conflicts…
Coalition Calls on IPCC to Reject Meat Industry Meddling in UN Climate Process | naked capitalism
Yves here. I’m not sure how to prevent a major industry like meat producers from having a seat at the table, but it’s not hard to support preventing undue influence.…
Durham Report: The Republic We Didn’t Keep | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” “A Republic, if you can keep it.” —Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Willing Powel of Philadelphia,…
Links 5/22/2023 | naked capitalism
Inside A Billionaire Bee Colony Forbes Neural mechanisms of parasite-induced summiting behavior in ‘zombie’ Drosophila (accepted manuscript). From the Abstract: “For at least two centuries, scientists have been enthralled by…
Four-Fifths of Board Members at America’s Top Six Banks are Climate Conflicted | naked capitalism
By Rachel Sherrington, a freelance investigative researcher and reporter based in London. She is the former Lead Researcher and Reporter at DeSmog, where she oversaw investigations into corporate greenwashing, banks’…
US Geopolitics: Believing Impossible Things | naked capitalism
Back in the day when raiders were putting fear in the hearts of Corporate America, merger & acquisition pros were business media stars. One of the top shops back then,…
U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline | naked capitalism
Yves here. If the forecast in this article proves to be correct, and the author argues that it’s pretty much baked in, a big fail in US LNG production will…
I’d Love to Go Long Masks, and… Maybe Someday! Tasks for the American Mask Manufacturers Association | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Let’s get the engineering stuff out of the way first, because masking is too important to be left to the medical community. Covid is airborne…
Central Banks: Uncertainty Is the Problem, Not Managing the Trilemma | naked capitalism
Lambert here: “[U]nder the pressure of events, the public sector is taking an ever-larger role in shielding private participants from economic hardships.” Delicately put! One might wonder who, exactly, those…
Links 5/20/2023 | naked capitalism
Does Your Dog Truly Love You? Science Has the Answer Newsweek Cops: Woman Defecated On Church Altar Smoking Gun (resilc) Americans’ Views of Childhood Vaccines Remain Largely Positive Pew Research…