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Sunday, June 7, 2026
Links 6/7/2026
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 70 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Chariots Of Fire (1981) Run Time: 2H 4M Plus Bonus Documentary!
Chariots of Fire is a story of personal determination and the quest for victory.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 14 Comments »
The Impoverishing Thinking of Central Bankers Who Want Interest Rate Rises
Central bankers look to make a bad problem worse by trying to ensure wages and prices stay down even as energy costs rise.
Topics: Energy markets, Macroeconomic policy, The destruction of the middle class, UK
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 9 Comments »
Links 6/62026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 104 Comments »
Michael Hudson: Geopathology and the Econopathology Behind it
How pervasive behavioral disorders among what passes for elites are destructive not just to the social order but ultimately to them too.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:34 am | 28 Comments »
The Roots of the U.S.-Russia Rivalry
A deep dive into the history of US-Russia relations.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:37 am | 30 Comments »
Coffee Break: Theology at Work in the World, Eugenics Is Still Undead, Science Is Still Under Attack, and Ultra-Processed Foods in the Dock
Part the First: Pope Leo XIV and the Larger World. Of the academic historians currently writing for both their colleagues and students and the general reader, Greg Grandin is among the finest. In The Education of Pope Leo XIV he places the former Father Bob Prevost and current Pope Leo XIV in context of our […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Free markets and their discontents, Health care, Social policy, Social values
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 21 Comments »
Who Needs Bitcoin & Cryptos (-50%) Amid the Semiconductor & Miracle IPO Mania?
Are bitcoin and crypto, followed by semiconductors and AI, proving Mark Twain right, that manias don’t repeat but they rhyme?
Topics: Currencies, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Investment outlook, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 24 Comments »
Links 6/5/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:57 am | 74 Comments »
Iran War: Hezbollah Rejects Israel-Favoring Ceasefire, Casting More Doubt on “Deal”: Iran Agrees to Inspection of Bushehr Plant but No Enriched Uranium Concessions; Trump Warned of Oil Cliff as Private Debt Fund Wobbles Rise
Today’s Iran war news: The US-Iran impasse is undeniable to everyone ex Team Trump as Israel balks and the oil cliff comes ever closer.
Topics: Commodities, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Investment management, Investment outlook, Media watch, Middle East, Politics, Private equity
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 133 Comments »
“Se Vende Todo”: Javier Milei Seeks to Allow UNLIMITED Sale of Argentine Land to Foreign Investors
This may partly explain Peter Thiel’s recent decision to temporarily relocate to Argentina.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 7 Comments »
RFK Jr. Seeks Access to Americans’ Individually Identifiable Medical Records for Clues, Using a Bogus Autism and Vaccines Pretext
RFK Jr. wants to go fishing in medical records to substantiate debunked theories about autism and vaccines. What could go wrong?
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:56 am | 13 Comments »
Is Artificial Intelligence Social Evolution and Progress?
AI benefits are predicated on social progress. However, while societies constantly change, it is not always for the better
Topics: Coffee Break, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:49 pm | 26 Comments »
Fox News Defines Most Americans as Anti-American
Fox News brands the majority of Americans as official enemies, echoing extra-legal ““domestic terrorism organizations” in Trump’s NSPM-7.
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:19 am | 36 Comments »
Links 6/4/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:56 am | 79 Comments »




