Links 3/24/2024 | naked capitalism
Plastic pollution may have met its match: The saliva of wax worms NBC Thiel, Bezos and Zuckerberg join parade of insiders selling tech stocks FT
Matt Taibbi: “Meet the AI-Censored? Naked Capitalism”
For those of you who have not seen Matt Taibbi’s piece on Google’s threat to demonetize us over flawed, even nonsensical AI-generated charges against a
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/22/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day American Robin (migratorius Group), Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, Mexico. * * * In Case
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/21/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, Libertytown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. “Very quiet vocalization at close range. Dawn song.”
Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War?
Yves here. Jomo describes the hypocrisy of advanced economies (with Western-dominated international institutions as amplifiers and enforcers) who opposed emerging nations engaging in industrial policy,
When It Comes to Fighting Russian Diamonds, the Jewish Diamond Trade and De Beers Are a Busted Flush
Yves here. I must confess to having undue interest in this topic by virtue of having a tiny window into what was then and probably
Links 3/18/2024 | naked capitalism
Greed Gone Too Far Sung to the tune of “Shooting Star” by Bad Company Boeing was a small fry, when they built their first aeroplaneLoved
How Effective Is International Aid and Assistance? The Rise of Debt Traps
Yves here. The post starts with the still-twisting-in-the-wind “aid” package to Ukraine, and reviews high profile past cases where international aid did not prevent, and