The Army’s new M7 rifle and 6.8mm cartridge deliver greater range and armor penetration, but at the cost of heavier ammunition, reduced magazine capacity and increased soldier burden. The larger question is not whether the M7 is a better rifle, but whether optimizing some weapon capabilities improves the combat effectiveness of the infantry squad. The M7 offers a revealing case study in a recurring procurement problem: destructive simplification of requirements.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Could You Survive the Oregon Trail? An Emergency Medicine Doctor Offers Tips on How to Not Die in the Great Outdoors
How do the lessons of survival in ‘The Oregon Trail’ computer game apply to surviving in America today?
Michael Hudson: Unite, Ye Downtrodden! Support Naked Capitalism’s Opposition to Extraction-Serving Economic Ideas
Support Naked Capitalism in helping ordinary citizens help themselves! Help take on the ideas and policies of rentier capitalism.
Brazil’s Lula Government Proposes to Ban Online Casinos Less Than Two Weeks Before Presidential Elections
Brazilian football clubs have warned of “fatal blow” to national sport as concerns about the impact of online gambling grow worldwide.
Iran War: Trump Signs of Desperation Increase as Bessent Seeks to Bar Iran Airline Flights Right Before Official UN Visits; More on Strait of Hormuz Fuel Transits
Today’s Iran war news: Things are deceptively quiet as the fall UN General Assembly meetings and Xi’s summit with Trump approach.
Satyajit Das: The Trump Capital Wars
Satyajit Das worries that the US may impose capital controls. Is that concern warranted?
Coffee Break: Western Ruling Elites & Their Vassals Re-Confirm Fealty to Unreality
Poised on the brink of a wider war and economic collapse, the leaders of the US empire and their lackeys have doubled down and re-confirmed their fealty to unreality and delusion like a fundamentalist religious couple renewing their marriage vows at a mega-church revival.
BBC Says War May Be Coming, but War Is Already Here
Rising economic instability, censorship, and polarization signal that we have quietly entered a new wartime era.
Fundraiser 2026: Finding the High Ground in the Informational Fog
Fundraiser 2026 begins! Please give generously to back wide-ranging, penetrating news coverage, analysis, and a great commentariat.
Fundraiser 2026: What We Did for You in the Past Year
Naked Capitalism rose to the challenge of 2026 breakdowns with steely-eyed coverage. Give generously to keep us unbought and unbossed.
A Comparison of Elite Violence—1990s Shock Therapy in Russia and the U.S. Today
Russia’s ‘wild 90s’ show many similarities with America and could offer a preview of what’s to come.
CalPERS Awards Marcie Frost Nearly $1.8 Million Total Compensation, for 18.33% CAGR in Increases Since Hiring in Violation of Her Pay Parameters; Board Dissenters Punished
CalPERS’ CEO Marcie Frost’s pay is so high that it elicits pushback from retirees and casual observers and also violates comp structure rules
