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Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Waiting for the Wheels to Come Off as Jamie Dimon, the IMF and Bank of England Warn of Damage of an AI Bubble Burst
A look at the increasingly expected AI bubble implosion and what the impact might be.
Read more...Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
Mark Ames’ warning about how the then-influential left ceded power by ignoring finance.
Read more...Economic Justice, Desert, and Capitalism (Again)
Ironically, or maybe not, popular ideas and even those of economists about economic justice are at odds with ownership of capital.
Read more...Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN
Why the UN should not sit back during the current Israel-Palestine negotiations headfake but should take specific steps to support Palestine.
Read more...Tom Neuburger: Is the Trump Administration Out to Trigger Civil War Soon?
Looking at the signs that key Trump insiders are looking to find or create a pretext for declaring martial law and triggering civil war.
Read more...Links 10/8/2025
A Front Line Report of AI Damage to the Job Market
Informative, if also distressing, detail on the havoc AI is wreaking on the job market, particulary for the young.
Read more...After Tariffs, Trump Courts India With Energy and Defense Deals
Neocons still fantasize that the US, having slapped India around, can offer enough cash and prizes to keep it away from Russia and China.
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Read more...More Trump Jackbootery? Body Camera Video Betrays DHS Account of Chicago Border Patrol Shooting, Attorney Says
More evidence of Trump law enforcement officials using unwarranted violence, here shooting, against protestors.
Read more...Links 10/7/2025
David in Friday Harbor: How Naked Capitalism Made a Difference at CalPERS
It’s taken many years of hot lights from Naked Capitalism to get CalPERS to shape up, and there finally has been real progress.
Read more...RFK, Jr. Push to Falsely Treat Autism as Produced by Vaccines Would Break Vaccine Injury Scheme, Potentially Risking All US Vaccines
RFK, Jr. really does act like he is out to stop vaccines in their entiretly in the US. That’s the most logical explanation for his latest push
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