Trump’s war against the Constitution, Congressional oversight powers, and legislation escalates with the man-handling of Senator Padilla
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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Forcible Removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla Signals a Dangerous Shift in American Democracy
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:39 am | No Comments »
Those Who Would Be King
Trump’s June 14 spectacle is an exploitation of the military for personal and political gain. Will No King protests make a dent?
Topics: Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:25 am | No Comments »
Coffee Break: The Future and Follies of Science and AI as Automation, for Better or Worse
Part the First: Who Will Supplant the United States in Scientific Research? Before going any further in answer to The Rev Kev’s suggestion from last week, it is important to note that while the US currently remains the acknowledged leader in scientific research, this is a matter of quantity as much as quality. Other countries […]
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 7 Comments »
Yanis Varoufakis: The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering
The long path that has led Europe to see big defense spending will be a lifeline, hence the need to stoke war fever.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 5 Comments »
Links 6/13/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 76 Comments »
Is A Soft Coup Brewing in Colombia, the US’ Long-Time “Israel of Latin America”?
In the space of just a few days, Colombia has been plunged into a political crisis that could end up toppling its first ever left-wing government.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 8 Comments »
Israel Launches Attacks Against Iran; Iran Begins Retaliation
Parsing emerging information on the Israel campaign against Iran, and Iran’s initial response.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:30 am | 199 Comments »
Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
More on RFK, Jr. making shit up but attempting to wrap it in the mantle of science.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:00 am | 12 Comments »
Gaza: The Sacrificial Ram on Capital’s New Altar
Gaza and Ukraine symbolize the death of an old ‘nomos’ and the rise of a new one shaped by war, capital, and collapsing ideals
Topics: Coffee Break, Middle East, Russia
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:00 pm | 50 Comments »
Climate Adaptation and Inequality: Lessons from Cape Town’s Drought
Cape Town’s drought illustrated that when climate crises become acute, the rich care for themselves irrespective of bigger effects.
Topics: Africa, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 5 Comments »
Links 6/12/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:45 am | 170 Comments »
Rob Urie: Why Retaliation Rhymes with Negotiation, US – Russia Edition
On not-well-known elements of the US-Ukraine-Russia conflict, the fecklessness of the left, and the abject stupidity of Western leaders
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:33 am | 76 Comments »
Satyajit Das: A Fist Full of Dollars
Two recent books seem unduly complacent about the status of the dollar as reserve currency.
Topics: China, Currencies, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 5 Comments »
“Is All Economic Growth Good?”
It can’t be said too often: what most economists call growth is too often what we here call groaf.
Topics: Credit markets, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:31 am | 8 Comments »
Coffee Break: Trump Deploys National Guard to LA
President Trump deploys National Guard and US Marines to Los Angeles in support of ICE. Gavin Newsom files suit in opposition. Waymos burn.
Topics: Coffee Break, Guest Post
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 48 Comments »