About That Bipartisanship… | naked capitalism
Yves here. Tom Neuburger describes some of the far too many examples of Democrats and Republicans professing to care about public welfare, then teaming up to advance the interests of…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/12/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Canyon Towhee, San Juan Wash, south side of the Black Hills, Pima, Arizona, United States. “‘Complex song’, blending into normal…
I Tried to Pay My Taxes in Cash – Here’s What Happened, and Why the IRS Should Make It Easier To Do So | naked capitalism
Yves here. I must confess to being fond of shaggy dog “Resisting the bureaucracy by exercising your rights” stories. Here, there is a real point to this exercise, since for…
Agrivoltaics: The Farm-to-Solar Trend That Can Help Accelerate the Renewable Energy Transition | naked capitalism
Yves here. Some positive news on the climate change front. Rural areas can get a boost by co-locating solar generation with agriculture. By Tina Casey, who has been writing about…
Vaccine Effectiveness and Scientific Communication During COVID-19 | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG volunteered that a good intro could be: “What scientists say and what the people hear are sometimes different things.” And the misunderstanding lies primarily with the scientists.…
James K. Galbraith: The Gift of Sanctions – An Analysis of Assessments of the Russian Economy, 2022 – 2023 | naked capitalism
Yves here. James Galbraith politely and methodically questions some of the economic logic used to claim that the Western sanctions have done serious, lasting damage to Russia. As we and…
Trouble in Multifamily CRE: Two Big Messes, and Investors Are on the Hook, Not Banks | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post makes a point with respect to commercial real estate (and private equity lending) that is not sufficiently well appreciated. While particular banks may has significant commercial…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/10/2023 | naked capitalism
Patient readers, I am having horrid connectivity problems. Normally, my connectivity is triply redundant (hot spot, phone, iPad). I am on the road, and it is all failing for my…
Austria’s Third Largest Lender, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), Is Trapped In Russia, Its Most Lucrative Market | naked capitalism
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is one of the few large European banks that continues to conduct business more or less as usual in Russia. But as the profits from its…
For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post illustrates not just what is wrong with health care in the US, but social services generally: far too much complexity, lots of gaps, and arbitrary-seeming results.…