Links 10/6/2024 | naked capitalism
The Strange Story of the Algorithm Meant to Solve Life, the Universe and Everything Scientific American Climate Double Blue Ocean Event 2025? Arctic News How satellite data has proven climate…
Evidence CEOs Tried to Illegally Boost Oil Prices Grows as FTC Bars Hess from Chevron’s Board | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Prices rise because firms raise them. –Richard Wolff By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent at The Capitol…
A Year of Escalating Conflict in the Middle East Has Ushered in a New Era of Regional Displacement | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post documents a part of the toll of Israel’s ethno-supremacist campaign in the Middle East that gets little attention. The paucity of coverage should be no surprise…
OK, Forget it, False Alarm, Labor Market Is Fine, Bad Stuff Last Month Was Revised Away, Wages Jumped. No More Rate Cuts Needed? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Confirming Wolf’s account of the reaction to the unexpectedly strong new jobs report and labor data revisions, the currency market has reacted as if the Fed rate cuts…
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Blue Mockingbird, Carretera Federal 196, Guerrero, MX (17.465, -100.166), Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico. In Case You Might Miss… New…
Interview with Richard Eskow: ‘Putin, Ukraine and War’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. As you can see from Tom Neuburger’s snippets below, his discussion with Richard Eskow went well beyond the Ukraine conflict. I did not cross post his underlying Putin,…
The Pandemic Small Business Boom Is Still Helping to Fuel the Economy
A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits.
Links 10/4/2024 | naked capitalism
Scientists Release an Astounding, Detailed Map of a Fly Brain in Groundbreaking Study Colossal Mass extinctions on Earth can help us find alien life in the cosmos. Here’s how Space.com…
On Third Day of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidency, Mexico’s Supreme Court Plunges Country Into Constitutional Crisis | naked capitalism
Some people, including three of the Supreme Court judges, are calling it an attempted “coup”. Unsurprisingly, Washington’s fingerprints are all over this. On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as…
When We Have Well-Funded Palliative and Social Care, We Can Discuss Assisted Dying, but We’re Not There Yet | naked capitalism
Yves here. This article raises an important topic, not just societally but in terms of government responsibility. Richard Murphy below depicts the UK as having threadbare palliative care for the…