Economy

We’ve Been Here Before: A Review of Thomas Frank’s “The Wrecking Crew”

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Thomas Frank’s The Wrecking Crew was published in 2008. It covers the ideology and praxis of post-Powell Memo conservatism, with

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2:00PM Water Cooler 2/20/2025 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether. Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, Wannagan Creek Cabin area, Billings, North Dakota, United States. Wannagan Creek Cabins, East River Road,

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Who Is Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure?

Yves here. I have retitled the post by John Ruehl because I regard the original title, which reflects the positioning of the piece to be

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2:00PM Water Cooler 2/14/2025 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether. Patient readers, I have added orts and scraps (more on the DOGEbags). –lambert Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, (WBTNW-254) Bee

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2:00PM Water Cooler 2/11/2025 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether. Lambert here: Glad I checked the Twitter before doing orts and scraps. It’s been a lively afternoon! –lambert Bird Song of the

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Links 2/8/2025 | naked capitalism

The Problem with Problem Sharks Nautilus (Micael T) Lost cities of the Amazon: how science is revealing ancient garden towns hidden in the rainforest Guardian

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2:00PM Water Cooler 2/5/2025 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether. Readers, I awoke with an especially nasty head cold yesterday, which I am still fighting today, so this Water Cooler will end

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Links 2/2/2025 | naked capitalism

The Most Important Corporate Subsidy Battle of 2025 Boondoggle Climate/Environment Records show Big Sugar lobbyists are working on plans for an Everglades-area mine Seeking Rents

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2:00PM Water Cooler 1/30/2025 | naked capitalism

Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, Stipson Island Rd., Cape May, New Jersey, United States/ * * * In Case You Might Miss… The

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2:00PM Water Cooler 1/27/2025 | naked capitalism

Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, Elkinsville Rd. and Kirk’s Ford Rd., Brown, Indiana, United States. Grab a cup of coffee for nineteen minutes