2:00PM Water Cooler 6/28/2024: Biden v. Trump Post-Match Analysis and Commentary
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Readers, today’s Water Cooler is a post, but I included the bird song and the plant, because I knew you’d
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/27/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Readers, there will be a Live Blog for The Debate, opening at 8:30PM EDT (and the link won’t work before
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern), Lake Wales; Lake Kissimmee State Park, Polk, Florida, United States. “Odd song
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/25/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Eastern Meadowlark, Illinois Prairie Path–DuPage Airport, DuPage, Illinois, United States. * * * In Case
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/24/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Eastern Meadowlark, County Roads SE of Thrall, Williamson, Texas, United States. * * * *
Links 6/23/2024 | naked capitalism
How Legos went from humble toy to criminal black market item fueled by L.A. heists Los Angeles Times Mysterious monoliths are appearing across the world.
How Recycling Has Become a Largely Empty Gesture
Yves here. This article describes how the good intentions of the push for more recycling have gone awry. The causes are many, but particularly prominent
Project 2025: The US Far-Right Plan to Undermine Democracy and Rights Globally
Yves here. We are overdue on giving a full-bore treatment on Project 2025, but this post will hopefully serve as a starting point. Sadly, ambitious
Power in Sovereign Debt Markets: Explaining the Uneven Debtor–Creditor Landscape and Its Implications
Yves here. This article explains how, believe it or not, the US used to act as a moderating force in sovereign debt negotiations. Now that