Hoisted From Comments: “A Tale of Two Sciences” | naked capitalism
Yves here. Reader Henry Moon Pie yesterday posted a comment that some readers asked to be featured as a post proper, and we are honoring these requests. Henry Moon Pie…
Vzglyad – “It’s Time for Russia to Change Its Position in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” | naked capitalism
Yves here. John Helmer’s latest piece, which includes a translated article from a major foreign policy pubilcation, explains how Russia should and probably will shift its stance towards Israel, and…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. More soon! –lamnbert Bird Song of the Day Hermit Thrush, 1118 S Coyote Trail, Woodland Park US-CO 38.98781, -105.10087, Teller, Colorado, United States. Politics “So…
Banks Try to Make Security Customer-Friendly. Not a Good Mix. | naked capitalism
Account security has long been a paramount concern of banks. And the Internet era and online banking services have increased the attack surface. See the movie The Shawshank Redemption for…
The Who and Why Behind the Push to Gut Child Labor Laws | naked capitalism
By Conor Gallagher Nearly century-old protections for child labor are eroding across the country as violations of child labor laws rise, and state lawmakers, pushed by big business, move to…
The Presidential Campaign of Convict 9653 | naked capitalism
Yves here. Recall Trump has vowed to campaign from prison if needed. If that happens, he won’t be the first convict to run for President, as this post about Eugene…
The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post, in an indirect way, confirms some of our pet views about combatting climate change. Most green energy advocates sell these cleaner sources as a way to…
Links 4/18/2023 | naked capitalism
Behold: The 62,000-Mile-High ‘Plasma Waterfall’ That Erupted From The Sun Science Alert Climate/Environment Unprecedented sea level rise seen on Gulf Coast, East Coast as waters warm New Orleans Times-Picayune Banks…
Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals | naked capitalism
Mexico’s government already faces the threat of international dispute settlements over its energy reforms and proposed ban of GM corn. It now wants to radically change the rules of the…
A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South? | naked capitalism
Yves here. The US has long been indifferent to the effect of its interest rate policies on the rest of the world, even though analysts and even central bankers have…