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Links 9/2/2026 | naked capitalism
Our satiating daily links: Zelensky threatens civilian planes, AI unleashed, IDF fanatic considered for top Army post, and heat's hidden toll.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Can U.S. Submarines Defeat China? | naked capitalism
U.S. attack submarines are extraordinarily capable, but how many could be sustained in a war against China? Discounting the fleet reveals a large gap between inventory and combat power.
The state of the transatlantic security partnership
The policies and pronouncements of the second Trump administration have, to say the least, created strain in the transatlantic relationship, affecting the United States, its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizati...
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Dollar Dominance Eroding Slowly But Surely | naked capitalism
The dollar’s role as reserve currency has been eroding slowly. Rash action has accelerated the trend but not as much as you may think
Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the entire US statistical system
This summer marks the worst period for US statistical integrity since President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last August. Two different and seemingly uncoordinated events at the Census Bu...
Businesses Are Using AI to Transform Work, Not Cut Jobs
A look at the effects of AI adoption on workforces using the New York Fed’s business surveys in the New York and Northern New Jersey region.
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Links 9/1/2026 | naked capitalism
Our therapeutic daily links: CDs redux, Army chief Driscoll out, China economic weakness, Japan yen wobbles, Israel desalination plants shut, gas prices hobble Germany, moar Russia strikes, Ben Gvir flogs genocide, Iran...
AI Off-Balance-Sheet Obligations Hit a Subprime-Like Reset Wall in 2027 and 2028 | naked capitalism
Trillions in take-or-pay compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The hidden mechanics show how the AI boom breaks, and when.
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The Trump-Xi summit and possible future of US-China economic relations
As Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for their September 24 summit, what can new economic analyses tell us about the direction of US-China economic relations, as well as the likely impact of the leaders' mee...
A Trump Scampire Bank With No Capital and A Dem Party With No Values
Trump made his stablecoin scampire even worse, the Dem establishment is going all-in against the left while ignoring what matters to voters.
Why We Need to Elect More Workers to Public Office | naked capitalism
Getting more workers into legislatures is the only way to build a government for ordinary Americans.