What is Trump trying to achieve on the economic front? Despite all the bobbing and weaving, he does have some core aims.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7 Truths About Trump’s Tariffs — And the High-Stakes Future They Shape
Topics: Banana republic, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 13 Comments »
Links 4/15/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 81 Comments »
Quelle Surprise: Three Days After Milei Signs Another Unpayable IMF Bailout, US Treasury Secretary Pays Argentina a Call
The US has one clear goal in sight: to get Argentina to sever its ties with China, particularly by terminating a long-standing currency swap agreement
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 4 Comments »
Here’s What’s in the New Rough Draft U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
A purported list of proposed US terms for its negotiations with Iran looks to go well beyond what Iran could accept.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 3 Comments »
Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?
European NATO members hope Keynes’ magic will make their newly adopted militarism feasible. A sanity check.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Russia, The dismal science, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:50 am | 16 Comments »
Coffee Break – Across the Pond : Lights Out Edition
Democracy is dying in Europe as governments become more authoritarian and a new cold war comes into being.
Topics: Banana republic, Coffee Break, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Kevin Kirk at 2:00 pm | 36 Comments »
Michael Hudson: Return of the Robber Barons – Trump’s Inverted View of America’s Tariff History
Trump’s slash and burn tariff policy is to shrink government, gut regulation and sell off public assets to pay for his tax cuts on super rich
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Infrastructure, Politics, Privatization, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Taxes, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 52 Comments »
Links 4/14/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 95 Comments »
Pulling the Rug Out from Under China’s Clean Tech Strategy
China went all in on clean energy technology in recent years, but the economic war by the West and other developments now pose challenges to that gamble.
Topics: China, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Middle East
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 23 Comments »
For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids
Nigeria pioneers in mini-grid installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — a model for other African countries
Topics: Africa, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 6 Comments »
Book Review: How Plagues Are Intertwined With Social Justice
“A History of the World in Six Plagues” explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 6 Comments »
Links 4/13/2025
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 179 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Antidote Movie Presents: The Incident
Sunday Morning Antidote Movie :The first film we present is The Incident. A gritty story set in an NYC subway car sometime in the 1960’s.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 101 Comments »
AI-Generated Images Can Exploit How Your Mind Works − Here’s Why They Fool You and How to Spot Them
Some tips on detecting AI-generated images.
Topics: Curiousities, Technology and innovation
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 26 Comments »
Links 4/12/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 156 Comments »