Having cleared the biggest legal hurdle, the Ellison media empire has assumed control of WBD, dumped all over the bond markets, and named their leadership team for the new organization which will be called Skydance after David Ellison’s studio.
Monday, October 5, 2026
America Is Hurtling Toward a Power Grid Crisis
Electricity demand is skyrocketing, utility bills are spiking – but it could take years to build the new transmission lines that would address the problem.
Iran War: Saudi-Backed Forces Launch Major Yemen Campaign; More on Oil Transits and Economic Conditions
Today’s Iran war news: As the Saudis double down on failure with a new Yemen offensive, the debate over the state of oil and the economy continues.
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Naked Capitalism: Your Priceless One-Stop Shopping for What Is Really Going on, and Why
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The Scandal Behind the Scandal: US Ambassador to Greece Issues Coup Threats but EU Elite Embrace It
European political class doesn’t mind citizens being fleeced; just be polite about it.
Why Might Putin Finally Decide to Bring Ukraine to Its Knees After Nearly Five Years?
Korybko makes a strained argument about Putin’s motives for decisive action in Ukraine. It is nevertheless is useful grist for discussion.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Prognoza Pogody AKA The Weather Forecast (1983) Plus Bonuses!
The Weather Report is a movie about living at the end of life.
Iran War: Team Trump at Camp David, Iran Flexes, Riyadh Burns
POTUS Trump met with his war council at Camp David this weekend as Iran flexed new missile capabilities and the Saudis and Ansar Allah exchanged hits on one another’s capital cities.
Naked Capitalism Has Outlasted Larry Summers
Per Max Planck, science progresses one funeral at a time. Does economics advance bit by bit via career deaths of neoliberals like Larry Summers?
As Private Equity, Politics and Prediction Markets Reshape Sports, Is the Press Box up to the Task?
The increasing intermingling of sports with politics and finance means that holding power to account often requires investigations that transcend regular sports reporting.
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