By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, brunch was quite something today, so please forgive any solecisms or infelicities. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, The Celery Fields, Sarasota, Florida, United States. * * * In Case You...
Yves here. I hate to sound like a stickler regarding the Common Dreams post reproduced below. Trying to find differences among genodicers may sound like what the Japanese call a height competition among peanuts: seemingly non-existent distinctions matter to them....
10 micro-exercises that are as effective as a 20-minute walk The Telegraph I tried to train my color vision. Here’s what happened Sequencer Mag Climate/Environment Dual power and climate breakdown Ecologist Smoke, out: cities discuss fossil fuel ad ban, echoing...
Yves here. KLG tells us how as a child in a union home, he came upon the oppressive and arguably immoral operations of capital, and how that stoked an anger similar to that which informs the writing of The Bearded...
Yves here. I am overdue on a post on the recent BRICS and why enthusiasts are greatly underestimating the hurdles member states need to overcome for BRICS to be effective….as in more than a Global South UN. Let’s mention one....
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Welcome to the Naked Capitalism live blog for Election Day 2024. I’m not sure what I can say that has not already been said, so I will keep this short and sweet. We have reason...
Versus 2.4% for the CPI (in logs). Lots of people think the government’s statistics understates the true inflation rate. It used to be John Williamson at ShadowStats. Now it’s EJ Antoni at Heritage Foundation (who touts the use of Primerica’s...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. ★ ★ ★ Election Eve Live Blog Tonite ★ ★ ★ Doors Open 7:00PM ET Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Bay Creek Nature Preserve (gated community, restricted access), Northampton, Virginia, United States. Plus...
Yves here. Thomas Neuburger ruminates on Ryan Grim’s election predictions. The big takeaway is neither Trump nor Harris would be able to do any where near as much as their opponents suggest. However, there is plenty of scope for increased...
While Starmer’s government is trying to expand the powers of the British State, it is using powers it already has — namely anti-terrorism laws — to arrest and intimidate pro-Palestinian journalists, activists and protesters. After his landslide election victory in...
