The latest Trump tariffs kick up the destructiveness of his administration up to a whole new level.
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Trump Deploys His Tariff Wrecking Ball; How Much Will the US Suffer Along with Most of the Rest of the World?
Topics: Banana republic, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Investment outlook, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:28 am | 139 Comments »
Links 4/3/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 139 Comments »
Iran Lacks the Leverage For a Fair Deal With the US
The US seems intent on bludgeoning Iran into a very unfavorable agreement.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 44 Comments »
Another “Covid Brain” Cognitive Impairment: Checklists?
Are difficulties with mental checklist another manifestation of “Covid brain”?
Topics: Pandemic, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 27 Comments »
What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment management, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:21 am | 13 Comments »
New Gallup Poll Finds Health Care Affordability Falling: One-Third Cannot Afford Care
More bad, if predictable, news on the US health care front.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Health care, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 36 Comments »
Links 4/2/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 175 Comments »
The Trump ‘Threat’ Helps Sell the War Racket in Canada and Europe
The plan has long been for Europe to dramatically increase military expenditures. Embracing international Trump Derangement Syndrome along with relentless Russophobia helps “give history a shove.”
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, Privatization, Russia, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 19 Comments »
Advertising Makes You Unhappy – By Design
Is advertising bad for you?
Topics: Guest Post, Media watch, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 65 Comments »
GOP Lawmakers Eye SNAP Cuts, Reducing Benefits for the Low Income at a Time of High Food Prices
The GOP again has SNAP food assistance benefits in their crosshairs. How might they make cuts? Can they muster the votes?
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:17 am | 18 Comments »
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Bombing Yemen
Our warfare focused Coffee Break: The bombing of Yemen, a story of pernicious foreign policy and misguided military action
Topics: Coffee Break, Guest Post
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 2:00 pm | 51 Comments »
Bracing for the Fallout from Trump Tariff Delusions
Trump is about to drop another big tariff shoe, and pretty much no one but very hard core ideologues is on board.
Topics: Auto industry, Banana republic, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Income disparity, Politics, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:08 am | 116 Comments »
Links 4/1/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 188 Comments »
As Future of Panama Canal Hangs in Balance, Mexico Quietly Begins Testing Its Interoceanic Rail Corridor
South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai just became the first company to use the rail corridor, which is being touted as a possible plan B to the embattled canal.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:53 am | 16 Comments »
Why Did the CDC Bury Its Latest Measles Forecast?
The CDC planned to announce a new risk assessment that stressed the need for MMR vaccinations. Last week, it reversed course.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Media watch, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 12 Comments »