South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai just became the first company to use the rail corridor, which is being touted as a possible plan B to the embattled canal.

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Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Bombing Yemen | naked capitalism

The bombing of Yemen, a story of pernicious foreign policy and misguided military action

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02.04.2025

Why Did the CDC Bury Its Latest Measles Forecast? | naked capitalism

The CDC planned to announce a new risk assessment that stressed the need for MMR vaccinations. Last week, it reversed course.

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02.04.2025

Links 4/1/2025 | naked capitalism

Our knobby daily links: animal play, Covid excess deaths, climate change = more severe rain, China poaching Taiwan engineers? Le Pen barred from 2027 run, Gaza first responder massacre, Trump Ukraine negotiations stalled, Social Security service cut, judge bars Trump deportation ban lift, Mr. Market swoon

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01.04.2025

Satyajit Das: European Mirages – Why Crises and Decline Lies Ahead | naked capitalism

To alleviate its decline, Europe needs to restore good relations with Russia and China, which seems impossible absent regime changes

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01.04.2025

Coffee Break: Across the Pond and the Online Safety Act | naked capitalism % Coffee Break: Across the Pond and the Online Safety Act

The UK is attempting to set the rules for what and how information is served across the whole internet through the Online Safety Act.

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01.04.2025

Cuts to Science Research Funding Cut American Lives Short − Federal Support Is Essential for Medical Breakthroughs | naked capitalism

Biomedical researchers explain why everyone stands to lose from the Trump/DOGE reduces US investment in medical research.

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01.04.2025

What Is Trump’s Grand Plan? | naked capitalism

Is the real driving force behind the Trump agenda rule by broligarch?

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01.04.2025

Will Trump Deliver on His Threat of Taking Military Action Against Iran? | naked capitalism

The US has increased its threat display in the Middle East generally and versus Iran in particular. Will the US greenlight an Israel attack?

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01.04.2025

Trump Executive Order Calls for End of Paper Checks for Taxpayer and Government Payments by Sept. 30; Industry Official Snort About Deadline; What About User Payment Charges? | naked capitalism

Trump has mandated a Mission Impossible: getting rid of paper checks for Treasury receipts and disbursements by September 30

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31.03.2025

Trump and Musk Are Making It Harder for the IRS to Catch Wealthy Tax Cheats | naked capitalism

The DOGE dismantlement/takeover of the IRS continues apace.

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31.03.2025

Links 3/30/2025 | naked capitalism

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31.03.2025

Increasing Alignment Between the US and Türkiye Means Trouble | naked capitalism

Washington and Ankara are getting mighty cozy as the project to encircle Iran picks up steam.

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30.03.2025

Links 3/29/2025 | naked capitalism

Our strategic daily links: CDC hides measles warning, Gates food fail, Myanmar quake, Canada divorces US, European strategic minerals scramble, moar stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, draconian US "minerals deal" a ruse to end support? Trump stalled on CFPB + some law firms, DOGE scheme to kill Social Security

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30.03.2025

How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry | naked capitalism

For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability.

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30.03.2025

Book Review: The Dazzling Complexity of the Polar Realm | naked capitalism

In “Ends of the Earth,” Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

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29.03.2025

As AI’s Power Grows, So Does Our Workday | naked capitalism

Staffers uing AI are putting in more hours relative to non-AI-deploying positions. So who is working for whom?

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29.03.2025

Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible? | naked capitalism

A new expose on Facebook confirms some known abuses while also describing malign influence in unexpected corners of the world

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29.03.2025

Coffee Break: Covid Denialism Is Not a Cure; Updates on the War on Cancer and Medicare | naked capitalism

Covid and cancer are not going away soon, but if Dr. Oz has his way, Medicare might.

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29.03.2025

The Next American Constitution | naked capitalism

Trump's Constitution-trampling has historical predecents. Where might we be headed?

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29.03.2025

Banks and Payment Card Companies Form a Discount Cartel to Take Down Cash in "Cash-Addicted" Germany | naked capitalism

The cash assassins set their sights on Europe's biggest economy.

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28.03.2025

AI Robot Pets Can Be Adorable and Emotionally Responsive. They Also Raise Questions About Attachment and Mental Health | naked capitalism

A discussion of AI companions consider some, but perhaps not enough, of the downsides.

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28.03.2025

Payday Loan Apps Cost New Yorkers $500 Million Plus, New Study Estimates | naked capitalism

A new study estimates the cost of payday loans in New York as the state debates tightening rules on these fintechs beyond existing usury laws

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28.03.2025

House Speaker Johnson Threatens to Defund Federal Courts | naked capitalism

The Trump war against the judiciary reaches a new fevered pitch, with Speaker Johnson threatening Federal court funding.

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27.03.2025

Extreme Heat, Hospital Crowding, and the Hidden Health Costs of Climate Change | naked capitalism

A study confirms that extreme heat events stress hospitals so much that they produce non-heat excess deaths.

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27.03.2025

Yanis Varoufakis: Crypto’s Role in Trump’s Economic Masterplan (With Special Emphasis on Stablecoins) | naked capitalism

Might there be more method in Trump's crypto and dollar madness than most assume?

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27.03.2025

Ukraine Rare Earths Deal Is Nonsense To Mining Experts | naked capitalism

Professionals try to put a stake in the heart of the Trump rare earths deal palaver.

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27.03.2025

Russia-US Negotiations: Trump Criticism Follows the Bad Sign of the Lack of a Joint Statement After Last Round and the Iran Angle | naked capitalism

Having barely started, the US-Russia negotiaions are already going a bit pear shaped.

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Another Trump Big Lie: "Reciprocal Tariffs" | naked capitalism

Another "Covid Brain" Cognitive Impairment: Checklists? | naked capitalism

Trump Deploys His Tariff Wrecking Ball; How Much Will the US Suffer Along with Most of the Rest of the World? | naked capitalism

Links 4/3/2025 | naked capitalism

Iran Lacks the Leverage For a Fair Deal With the US | naked capitalism

New Gallup Poll Finds Health Care Affordability Falling: One-Third Cannot Afford Care | naked capitalism

The Trump ‘Threat’ Helps Sell the War Racket in Canada and Europe | naked capitalism

GOP Lawmakers Eye SNAP Cuts, Reducing Benefits for the Low Income at a Time of High Food Prices | naked capitalism

What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth? | naked capitalism

Advertising Makes You Unhappy – By Design | naked capitalism

Bracing for the Fallout from Trump Tariff Delusions | naked capitalism

Europe Scrambles To Revive Metals Industry | naked capitalism

As Future of Panama Canal Hangs in Balance, Mexico Quietly Begins Testing Its Interoceanic Rail Corridor | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Bombing Yemen | naked capitalism

Why Did the CDC Bury Its Latest Measles Forecast? | naked capitalism

Links 4/1/2025 | naked capitalism

Satyajit Das: European Mirages – Why Crises and Decline Lies Ahead | naked capitalism

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What Is Trump’s Grand Plan? | naked capitalism

Will Trump Deliver on His Threat of Taking Military Action Against Iran? | naked capitalism

Trump Executive Order Calls for End of Paper Checks for Taxpayer and Government Payments by Sept. 30; Industry Official Snort About Deadline; What About User Payment Charges? | naked capitalism

Trump and Musk Are Making It Harder for the IRS to Catch Wealthy Tax Cheats | naked capitalism

Links 3/30/2025 | naked capitalism

Increasing Alignment Between the US and Türkiye Means Trouble | naked capitalism

Links 3/29/2025 | naked capitalism

How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry | naked capitalism

Book Review: The Dazzling Complexity of the Polar Realm | naked capitalism

As AI’s Power Grows, So Does Our Workday | naked capitalism

Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible? | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Covid Denialism Is Not a Cure; Updates on the War on Cancer and Medicare | naked capitalism

The Next American Constitution | naked capitalism

Banks and Payment Card Companies Form a Discount Cartel to Take Down Cash in "Cash-Addicted" Germany | naked capitalism

AI Robot Pets Can Be Adorable and Emotionally Responsive. They Also Raise Questions About Attachment and Mental Health | naked capitalism

Payday Loan Apps Cost New Yorkers $500 Million Plus, New Study Estimates | naked capitalism

House Speaker Johnson Threatens to Defund Federal Courts | naked capitalism

Extreme Heat, Hospital Crowding, and the Hidden Health Costs of Climate Change | naked capitalism

Yanis Varoufakis: Crypto’s Role in Trump’s Economic Masterplan (With Special Emphasis on Stablecoins) | naked capitalism

Ukraine Rare Earths Deal Is Nonsense To Mining Experts | naked capitalism

Russia-US Negotiations: Trump Criticism Follows the Bad Sign of the Lack of a Joint Statement After Last Round and the Iran Angle | naked capitalism

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