Author Archives: Yves Smith

Heavy Metals Contamination Fears Go Mainstream with Infant Formula and Protein Powders

Heavy metals are a legitimate food safety concern. That has created a mini-industry of conflicted measurement and certification players.

Quelle Surprise! Companies With Market Power Drive Inflation

Corporate concentration does not just make inflation worse. A new study finds it plays a lead role.

Will MTG’s Resignation Trigger Other Republican Exits, Ending House Majority Before Midterms?

Rumor has it that some Republican House members are as fed up as MTG was and are also considering resigning.

U.S. Dams, Levees, Stormwater, and Wastewater Systems Get D To D+ Grades, Need Almost $1 Trillion in Upgrades

On the dangerously sorry state of US dams, levees, and other water control systems, now more flood-exposed than ever.

Flock Camera Vulnerability: It’s Worse Than You Think

More on why Flock surveillance cameras are insecure and unreliable. Pass the information on to local officials.

Links 11/25/2025

AI Hyperscalers Crash the Grid as Big Tech Becomes a Power Trader

Enron’s success in gaming power prices suggests that there’s reason to worry about AI hyperscalers aselectricity traders

Even the Wall Street Journal’s Editors Have Had It With RFK, Jr.’s Anti-Vax Con Job

Even the Wall Street Journal has had it with RFK Jr. as he doubles down on lies to Congress , his campaign against vaccines, and corruption

The Poison Pill in the US Peace Plan for Ukraine: Europe Written Into the Outline

Why the 28 point peace framework for Ukraine could never work due to explicit obligations for NATO and “Europe”

Links 11/22/2025

The System That Produced Dick Cheney Honors Dick Cheney

Not surprisingly, the Cheney funeral confirmed a great deal about true loyalties in the political and media elite.

‘The Main Course Is Inflation’: Thanksgiving Costs Surge Under Trump

A much needed, detailed debunking of Trump’s claim that Thanksgiving meal costs, and by implicaiton inflation, are declining.

Sanders Denounces Trump-GOP Healthcare Proposal as ‘Absurd’—and Deadly

How Trump’s new healthcare gimmick would lead to more medical bankruptcies, more unaffordable care, and more Americans dying unnecessarily.