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Sunday, November 3, 2024
Links 11/3/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 17 Comments »
Book Review: Why the Medical Establishment Often Gets It Wrong
“Open debate and a discussion of the merits of data over dogma make for a stronger society, more civility, and a faster rate of medical discovery.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:50 am | 3 Comments »
Links 11/2/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 194 Comments »
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff: BRICS High Aspirations Versus Cautious First Steps
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss the recent BRICS summit as well as its rapidly-evolving geopolitical backdrop.
Topics: Africa, China, Credit markets, Currencies, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Russia, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:29 am | 12 Comments »
A No-Win Dilemma for US Peace Voters
Working through the poor US election options for peace advocates.
Topics: Guest Post, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:42 am | 44 Comments »
The Organs of State Security Involved in Authenticating Election 2024 (or Not)
Hamilton 68 has risen from the grave?
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 25 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/1/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Friday’s RCP polling: Bad news for Trump; more Section Three fun ; Epstein on Trump (last minute tape); Boeing to vote on new contract Monday (“slight improvement”) ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 138 Comments »
Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn
Amid this booming industry, some implant experts worry that many dentists are losing sight of dentistry’s fundamental goal of preserving natural teeth and have become too willing to remove teeth to make room for expensive implants.
Topics: Health care
Posted by Lambert Strether at 9:55 am | 16 Comments »
Links 11/1/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 171 Comments »
Argentine President Javier Milei Fires His Foreign Minister for Voting Against US’ 62-Year Blockade of Cuba
This year, like last year, the only two countries that voted against lifting the blockade were the US and Israel. But Argentina was meant to stand with them.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 23 Comments »
Can We Avoid a Franken-Future with AI?
In his new book, Mindless, historian Robert Skidelsky urges readers to reflect on the delicate balance between AI and our human essence.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:46 am | 49 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/31/2024
~ Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump garbage truck stunt; Section Three has risen from the grave; Boeing stock remains stable, pensions are the sticking point ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 123 Comments »
Georgia Election Update
Color revolution appears to fizzle out as all the accusations of fraud and Russian interference ignore the economic considerations of the voters who said no thank you to the West.
Topics: Europe, Politics, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 9:00 am | 25 Comments »
Links 10/31/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 120 Comments »
Why Does the West Hate Russia So Much?
“The Spectre of War” by Jonathan Haslam provides some clues — at least for the UK.
Topics: Europe, Moral hazard, Russia, UK
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:05 am | 126 Comments »