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03.07.2025

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition | naked capitalism

Green energy investment goes wobbly....again.

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03.07.2025

Broligarchs Demand Silicon Valley Bank 2.0: What Could Go Wrong? | naked capitalism

It seems no idea is too stupid not to get a following. This one is to recreate Silicon Valley Bank, a standout failure.

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03.07.2025

Trust in Science, Public Health, and Politics: Lessons from COVID-19 | naked capitalism

COVID-19 has been a catastrophe that killed millions and at the same time diluted trust in our biomedical and political establishments

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03.07.2025

The Plebeian Council as an Example for Modern Citizen Empowerment | naked capitalism

How the Roman Plebeian Council used tribal allegiances to curb the power of patricians.

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02.07.2025

CalPERS Retiree Group Launches GoFundMe for Investigation on Private Equity Fees | naked capitalism

CalPERS retirees are raising funds to have a big go at private equity fee secrecy. Please chip in if you are a California taxpayer!

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02.07.2025

Links 7/1/2025 | naked capitalism

Our zany daily links: model train find, earth trapping heat, Chinese blackout bomb? India v. Pakinstan, Thai PM suspended, BIS risk warning, UK poverty, Argentina asset seizure, Israel gloating, Hezbollah capulation? Trump big bill wobbles, Trump v. Musk, epic Zitron v. bafflegabbing CEOs, corsets, US household $ on hand worst

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02.07.2025

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Are You Not Entertained? | naked capitalism

We are in an era of limited wars that are motivated by political manipulation of the public appetite for violent conflict. War has become indecisive and performative.

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02.07.2025

Is Washington Trying to Provoke a Full-Blown Banking Crisis in Mexico? | naked capitalism

This time round, it wouldn't be just US banks that would be heavily exposed to the resulting fallout; so, too, would European lenders.

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02.07.2025

The Latest Trouble In Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Might Be Part Of A Turkish-US Powerplay | naked capitalism

A look at how Turkish and US interests benefit from recent upset in the relations between Russia and Azerbainan.

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01.07.2025

Cow Most Sacred | naked capitalism

Why military spending remains untouchable.

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01.07.2025

Links 6/30/2025 | naked capitalism

Our piquant daily links, including the "big, beautiful bill" changing America, Glastonbury hysteria, a new Philby in MI6, and mini robots flying up your nose.

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01.07.2025

Coffee Break: OpenAI as The Money Pit | naked capitalism

OpenAI has fatally flawed finances, which reveal a company that presents no serious threat to any of the tech incumbents, including Google.

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01.07.2025

Reverse Lysistrata: More on Men Cooling on Dating, Sex and the Role of Societal Denigration | naked capitalism

More on how young men are having a hard time finding dates and romantic partners, and why this matters.

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01.07.2025

"Ex-CISA Official Warns: We’ve Gutted Cybersecurity—A Gift to Iran, China and Russia" | naked capitalism

Cybersecurity expert Dr. David Mussington, explains why the clock is ticking on U.S. vulnerabilities under Trump.

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01.07.2025

Can Unions Really 'Lead the Resistance to Authoritarianism?' | naked capitalism

Probably not in their current form, but there’s a counterintuitive argument that we should be cheering for the Supreme Court to dismantle the National Labor Relations Board in order to revitalize labor.

Naked Capitalism

30.06.2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980) Run Time: 2 H 28 M | naked capitalism

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a movie about three young Russian women and the different paths their lives take as they mature.

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30.06.2025

The Millionaire Exodus Myth | naked capitalism

Millionaires are not fleeing countries to escape taxes.

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30.06.2025

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them | naked capitalism

An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.

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30.06.2025

Links 6/29/2025 | naked capitalism

Our strategic daily links: hungry elephant, more heat and less ice, Chinese hospital, Mexico an enemy, Gaza horrors, Iran damage assessments, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretched excess

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29.06.2025

Michael Hudson: The U.S. Empire’s Plan for Global Domination | naked capitalism

Michael Hudson: War on Iran is part of the US empire’s effort to re-impose its dominance on the global political and financial system

Naked Capitalism

29.06.2025

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet | naked capitalism

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.

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29.06.2025

Links 6/28/2025 | naked capitalism

Our florid daily links: Doomsday preppers, mass casualty at graduations, EU warmongering, Iran exits IAEA oversight, Israel puts Oxy in Gaza flour, Russia troops massing? NATO bootlicking, Trump wins at Supremes, new fundamental AI problems, Tesla robotaxi fail, leverage loan worries, police state

Naked Capitalism

28.06.2025

Financial Times on Coming Climate-Change-Driven Meltdown in Real Estate: Gradually, Then Suddenly? | naked capitalism

A detailed, yet still softball, take on how climate change damage will wreck property values and much of what passes for an economy

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28.06.2025

Links 6/27/2025 | naked capitalism

Our dawning daily links, including "big, beautiful bill" speedbumps, the feckless fighting Democrats, and a deal with China?

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28.06.2025

As Washington Declares Mexico An "Adversary", Russia Offers to Help Mexico Reduce Its Energy Dependence on US | naked capitalism

The Trump administration's global charm offensive continues apace.

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28.06.2025

Why Flattering Donald Trump Could Be Dangerous | naked capitalism

Why power players should not apply their tongues to Trump's posterior.

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28.06.2025

Coffee Break: Funding Medical Education, A Human Ancestor, Tardigrades to the Rescue, Trashing the Earth, Plus MAHA and Measles | naked capitalism

Medical education, our common Denisovan ancestor, water bears and cancer care, plus trashing the planet with clothes and modern measles

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27.06.2025

Satyajit Das: Middle East Trajectories – Implications for the Region and Energy Markets | naked capitalism

A refined (pun intended) discussion of the state of the energy market and the high risk of continued kinetic action between Israel and Iran.

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27.06.2025

Tallying the Costs to Israel of Its Failed Iran Regime Change Operation | naked capitalism

An early estimate of the economic costs to Israel of the Iran war show that recovery will be difficult if not impossible.

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27.06.2025

The Israel–Iran Conflict Tests “America First” and Redefines 'Auctoritas' | naked capitalism

Trump’s attack on Iran tests the limits of “America First” and reveals a deeper MAGA divide over who holds legitimate authority—auctoritas

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27.06.2025

Links 6/26/2025 | naked capitalism

Our radiant daily links, including European leaders bending the knee before Trump, the war on Iran isn't over, and Mamdani reaction.

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27.06.2025

A Possible Connection Between Mental Illness and Diet | naked capitalism

On the mounting evidence that a ketogenic diet considerably can alleviate some debilitating mental health ailments, such as schizophrenia.

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27.06.2025

Carl von Clausewitz and the Clausewitzian Viewpoint of Warfare: A Theoretical Approach | naked capitalism

An overview of Clausewitz's thinking winds up showing how the US has ignored it, with the bad results Clausewitz predicted.

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26.06.2025

‘Looking Backwards’ and Forward: How Democrats Who Voted for Iraq Cashed In and How It Ensured the Rise of the Imperial Uniparty | naked capitalism

Obama’s decision to “look forward” continues to reverberate into our endless wars of the present—and future.

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26.06.2025

Why the US and the WTO Should Part Ways | naked capitalism

In another sign the old international order is breaking as the US flails about, a serious call for the US to leave the WTO.

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26.06.2025

US Shale Can't Scale If No One’s Left to Work It | naked capitalism

A form of class warfare hits shale players Too few young workers like the industry and its long-term career prospects.

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Links 7/2/2025 | naked capitalism

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition | naked capitalism

Broligarchs Demand Silicon Valley Bank 2.0: What Could Go Wrong? | naked capitalism

Trust in Science, Public Health, and Politics: Lessons from COVID-19 | naked capitalism

The Plebeian Council as an Example for Modern Citizen Empowerment | naked capitalism

CalPERS Retiree Group Launches GoFundMe for Investigation on Private Equity Fees | naked capitalism

Links 7/1/2025 | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Are You Not Entertained? | naked capitalism

Is Washington Trying to Provoke a Full-Blown Banking Crisis in Mexico? | naked capitalism

The Latest Trouble In Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Might Be Part Of A Turkish-US Powerplay | naked capitalism

Cow Most Sacred | naked capitalism

Links 6/30/2025 | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: OpenAI as The Money Pit | naked capitalism

Reverse Lysistrata: More on Men Cooling on Dating, Sex and the Role of Societal Denigration | naked capitalism

"Ex-CISA Official Warns: We’ve Gutted Cybersecurity—A Gift to Iran, China and Russia" | naked capitalism

Can Unions Really 'Lead the Resistance to Authoritarianism?' | naked capitalism

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980) Run Time: 2 H 28 M | naked capitalism

The Millionaire Exodus Myth | naked capitalism

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them | naked capitalism

Links 6/29/2025 | naked capitalism

Michael Hudson: The U.S. Empire’s Plan for Global Domination | naked capitalism

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet | naked capitalism

Links 6/28/2025 | naked capitalism

Financial Times on Coming Climate-Change-Driven Meltdown in Real Estate: Gradually, Then Suddenly? | naked capitalism

Links 6/27/2025 | naked capitalism

As Washington Declares Mexico An "Adversary", Russia Offers to Help Mexico Reduce Its Energy Dependence on US | naked capitalism

Why Flattering Donald Trump Could Be Dangerous | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Funding Medical Education, A Human Ancestor, Tardigrades to the Rescue, Trashing the Earth, Plus MAHA and Measles | naked capitalism

Satyajit Das: Middle East Trajectories – Implications for the Region and Energy Markets | naked capitalism

Tallying the Costs to Israel of Its Failed Iran Regime Change Operation | naked capitalism

The Israel–Iran Conflict Tests “America First” and Redefines 'Auctoritas' | naked capitalism

Links 6/26/2025 | naked capitalism

A Possible Connection Between Mental Illness and Diet | naked capitalism

Carl von Clausewitz and the Clausewitzian Viewpoint of Warfare: A Theoretical Approach | naked capitalism

‘Looking Backwards’ and Forward: How Democrats Who Voted for Iraq Cashed In and How It Ensured the Rise of the Imperial Uniparty | naked capitalism

Why the US and the WTO Should Part Ways | naked capitalism

US Shale Can't Scale If No One’s Left to Work It | naked capitalism

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