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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Dems Rip Musk-Ramaswamy Plan for Spending Cuts as Illegal ‘Power Grab’
Yves here. I’ve been waiting for legal arguments against the planned wholesale Federal budget whackage under the Trump DOGE initiative to start. Admittedly its leaders Musk and Ramaswamy had not given much insight into how they intended to achieve their ambitious aims. The little I have seen suggests that they effectively intend to override regulations….which […]
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:36 am | 13 Comments »
Neglecting Health Care May Have Cost Democrats the Election
Health care inequality and the Covid-19 pandemic’s toll put Democrats at a structural disadvantage in the 2024 election.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:13 am | 5 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/22/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump border czar beats chest; Resistance 2.0 funders and NGOs; Mathematical thinking ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 76 Comments »
Fueling the Flames: How the West’s Military Emissions Undermine Climate Action
World leaders criticized COP29 host Azerbaijan for its oil-dependent economy while ignoring the massive climate bootprint of their militaries.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 5 Comments »
FT Confirms What We’ve Been Saying for Three Years: The US Is Losing the “Battle… for Latin America” to China
“Beijing is now the main trading partner for most nations in the region and has the fastest-growing stock of investments.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 31 Comments »
Trump Nominates Corporate Lobbyist and Foreclosure Fraudsters Defender Pam Bondi as Attorney General
Pam Bondi has a terrible record as far as going after corporate misconduct is concerned, which explains Senate enthusiasm for her.
Topics: Banana republic, Banking industry, Legal, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 21 Comments »
Trump’s Opportunity to Reset U.S.-Iran Relations
An in-depth look at Iran’s economic and political situation suggests that Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign will not have much impact.
Topics: China, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Globalization, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:00 am | 10 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/21/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Gaetz: Exit, stage right; Ortberg: “The beatings will continue until morale improves”; How the Democrats abandoned the working class ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 77 Comments »
International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant
After a long delay, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against the open genociders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Legal, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 50 Comments »
RFK, Jr. Plans Attack on AMA’s Big Meal Ticket, Licensing Fees for Medical Billing Codes
RFK, Jr.’s plan, if confirmed as HHS chair, to end Medicare use of AMA licensed-billing codes somehow will increase, not lower, costs.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:46 am | 50 Comments »
What Is Politics & What Is the Political?
An effort to get at the root of what politics is meant to achieve.
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:00 am | 21 Comments »
“Entropy and Information Control: the Key to Understanding How to Mount the Fightback Against Trump and Other Populists”
A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:05 am | 38 Comments »
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