The Fed and the “Soft Landing” – Policy or Luck? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post provides a much-needed antidote to US inflation falling while the economy (for most) still looks pretty good. The Fed’s performance may be tested soon by the…
What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers | naked capitalism
Yves here. With the prospects for groaf uncertain, even before getting to the question of planetary degradation, Gen Z members not being sufficiently deferential in workplaces may not be surprising.…
The $10 Million Eric Adams Is Charged With Stealing Speaks to a Vaster Plot | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post gives a good overview of the indictment made against New York City Mayor Eric Adams for bribery and campaign finance abuses. It clears up a point…
The Pentagon Goes to School | naked capitalism
By William D. Hartung, a TomDispatch regular and a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of that institute’s forthcoming issue brief, “Inside the…
Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson: West’s Colossal Failure: Peace Summit in Switzerland, US Decline, Rise of BRICS | naked capitalism
Yves here. Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff riff on the latest US self-destructive acts and resulting increased alignment of major Global South players, and put the trajectory in historical terms.…
Links 9/29/2024 | naked capitalism
SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts Phys.org The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits The Narwhal Climate/Environment At least 64 dead and millions without power…
Rethinking US Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World | naked capitalism
At the United Nations this past week, the figurehead of the US Joe Biden talked about a “remarkable sweep of history,” which was somehow not referring to a descent into…
Brown Bananas, Crowded Ports, Empty Shelves: What to Expect if There’s a Big Dockworkers Strike in the US | naked capitalism
Conor here: Let’s hope a new contract (whenever it is reached) will expire on April 30, 2028 — the day before a potential general strike. That’s because, according to WSWS,…
US warned Nippon Steel its U.S. Steel bid risks harming American industry | Reuters News Agency
Business & FinanceGovernment 05 September 2024, 6:32 pm 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported that the Biden administration told Nippon Steel its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S.…
‘This Maniac Must Be Stopped’: Netanyahu Condemned Over Massive Beirut Bombing | naked capitalism
Yves here. The latest escalation by Israel in its war with Lebanon is serious bad news. I had started drafting this post when mainstream media sources were denying Israels’ claims…