Freida Berrigan: 90 Seconds to Midnight – The Doomsday Clock and Me | naked capitalism
Yves here. Perhaps I am showing too much of my usual crankiness, but I find the post below on the Doomsday Clock and its assessment of the danger of a…
Links 4/9/2023 | naked capitalism
Readers, Yves sent Matt Taibbi email saying 100+ readers had commented on “Why Do Mainstream Democrats Hate Matt TaibbI?“, and that it “must be terrible to be on the receiving…
The Asymmetric Federal Reserve Objective | naked capitalism
By Narayana Kocherlakota, Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics University of Rochester. Originally published at VoxEU. The Federal Reserve has a mandate to maintain long-run employment and price stability. However,…
Why Do Mainstream Democrats Hate Matt Taibbi? | naked capitalism
Yves here. It is remarkable to see the Democrats, in less than a generation, become close-minded, authoritarian bullies. Taibbi makes clear that he’s not only gained political enemies by not…
Book Review: “The Great Displacement” Is a Must-Read | naked capitalism
Yves here. The Department of Defense started warning in the early 2000s that global warming would generate destabilizing mass migrations. But Americans like to this this sort of thing happens…
Now Is the Time for a Federal Ban on Facial Recognition Surveillance | naked capitalism
Yves here. We members of the great unwashed public must take our breaks when we find them. The fact that facial recognition software often misidentifies people of color is one…
Links 4/7/2023 | naked capitalism
This cat, nearly 32 years old, has a shot at being the oldest feline in the world FOX Flamingos form cliques with like-minded pals (press release) University of Exeter Snake…
As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid | naked capitalism
After years of confrontation and souring relations with Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, Mexico’s AMLO government has just agreed to purchase 80% of the company’s Mexican operations. Earlier this week, the…
Telegram Leak of US/NATO Document Paints Grim Picture of Condition of Ukraine’s Military | naked capitalism
In a bit of synchronicity, after pointing out that the Collective West was more free with information with respect to Ukraine than was ideal during a war, today we have…
U.S. Economy May Be Heading to a Place That Must Not Be Named
In the 12 months through March, the average stock fund lost 8.3 percent, while the average taxable bond fund lost 3.6 percent. That was a terrible year. In the first…