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Sunday, August 2, 2026
Links 8/2/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 114 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Nostos (1989) Run Time: 1H 24M Plus Bonuses!
Nostos is a movie about a man, a journey, and the deep blue sea.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 15 Comments »
Federal Plan Makes Steep Colorado River Water Cuts to Arizona, California and Nevada
Let the legal battles begin. The developer behind California’s largest data center is already suing, but not even the mighty Supreme Court is a match for Mother Nature.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Infrastructure
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 30 Comments »
Links 8/1/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 215 Comments »
Challenges to the Unsustainable Exploitation of Human Beings and Nature Converged Across Civilizations
Starting from ancient China, Hellenism, and India, proto class struggles sought production in concert with nature, freedom, and solidarity.
Topics: China, Commodities, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Science and the scientific method, Social values, Species loss, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:16 am | 15 Comments »
India’s Gen Z Cockroach Party Flexed Its Power—And Won
On the grievances of India’s Cockroach Party and how they succeeded in cowing the Modi government.
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, India, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:40 am | 15 Comments »
Coffee Break: Science Again, Dr. Fauci, Polio, Ancient Art, and a Parting Shot
Part the First: They Really Are Serious About Destroying American Science (but that has been clear from the beginning). The Wall Street Journal writes: White House to Direct Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away from Colleges (no archive). In a new report and memo released Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Health care, Pandemic, Politics, Science and the scientific method
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 54 Comments »
Much of American Christianity Is Failing the Litmus Test
On the dodgy Christianity of Christian Nationalist thought leader, R.J. Rushdoony,.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 57 Comments »
Links 7/31/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 64 Comments »
Iran War: Risk of Widening Conflict as Saudis Form “Defensive” Coalition, Iran Depicts Egypt LNG Platform Attack as Israel False Flag; Postol – Iran Missiles More Powerful Than Oreshnik; IRGC Provides Images of F-35s Destroyed in Jordan
Today’s Iran war news: The Saudis rearrange deck chairs on their Titanic as the IRCG documents their successful F-35 hits.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:56 am | 101 Comments »
Did Trump and His In-Laws Finally Break the FIFA World Cup?
Football is the world’s biggest grossing sport. Now they want to bleed it dry.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 21 Comments »
Inflation in the Overall Economy, Hitting Consumers, Businesses, and Governments, Was Really Bad in Q2, Even Without Energy
Investors want the Fed to crack down on inflation to forestall a bond market reaction
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Income disparity, Investment outlook, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:28 am | 8 Comments »
Logotherapy in an Age of Frustration: Finding Meaning Through the Creative Act
Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy offers a path to meaning through creative action, even in a world shaped by frustration
Topics: Coffee Break, Politics, Social values
Posted by Curro Jimenez at 2:17 pm | 21 Comments »
Baby Busts and GDP Booms: Demographic Change and the Macroeconomy
Good news of sorts from the economic front: An aging population, aka demographic decline, does not lower GDP or earnings growth.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 7 Comments »
Links 7/30/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:59 am | 66 Comments »




