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Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump – Hinck, Utterback, & Cooley (10/22/2020)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by wsw staff |

Robert Hinck, Monmouth College; Robert Utterback, Monmouth College, and Skye Cooley, Oklahoma State University It can be easy to overlook how the rest of the world is making sense of America’s chaotic campaign season. But in many cases, they’re paying…

The “Titanic” Analogy You Haven’t Heard: Passively Accepting Oblivion – Charles Hugh Smith (10/21/2020)

Posted on October 21, 2020 by wsw staff |

Whether we realize it or not, we’re responding with passive acceptance of oblivion. You’ve undoubtedly heard rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as an analogy for the futility of approving policy tweaks to address systemic crises. I’ve used the…

What is an algorithm? How computers know what to do with data – Jory Denny (10/19/2020)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by wsw staff |

Jory Denny, University of Richmond The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing – algorithm. In the most general sense, an algorithm…

Why We’re Doomed: Our Delusional Faith in Incremental Change – Charles Hugh Smith (10/16/2020)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by wsw staff |

Better not to risk any radical evolution that might fail, and so failure is thus assured. When times are good, modest reforms are all that’s needed to maintain the ship’s course. By “good times,” I mean eras of rising prosperity…

Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad? – Jeffrey Arnett (10/16/2020)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by wsw staff |

Jeffrey Arnett, Clark University When the Pew Research Center recently reported that the proportion of 18-to-29-year-old Americans who live with their parents has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps you saw some of the breathless headlines hyping how it’s higher…

Election 2020 sees record $11 billion in campaign spending, mostly from a handful of super-rich donors – Richard Briffault (10/15/2020)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by wsw staff |

Richard Briffault, Columbia University Total spending in the 2020 federal elections is projected to set a new record of almost US$11 billion by November. When adjusted for inflation, that’s over 50% higher than 2016 election spending. This year’s federal election…

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Update On The Markets As The US Dollar Index Fades Towards Support – Mike Swanson (10/21/2020)

Interview with Link Technologies LNK CSE – David Skarica (10/21/2020)

The “Titanic” Analogy You Haven’t Heard: Passively Accepting Oblivion – Charles Hugh Smith (10/21/2020)

Sprott Money News “Ask The Expert” speaks with Chris Vermeulen – Source – TheTechnicalTraders (10/22/2020)

Gold Investors Will Benefit From The Biggest Problem In The Financial Markets Now – Mike Swanson (10/19/2020)

Low Dollar Risky for Gold – Adam Hamilton (10/19/2020)

As The Russell 2000 Remains Firm The Price Of Wheat Begins A New Bull Market This Week – Mike Swanson (10/16/2020)

Single-Family Housing Permits Extend Five-Month Surge – Robert Hughes (10/22/2020)

The Fed Saved the Economy but Is Threatening Trillions of Dollars Worth of Middle-Class Retirement – Allan Sloan (10/22/2020)

The “Titanic” Analogy You Haven’t Heard: Passively Accepting Oblivion – Charles Hugh Smith (10/21/2020)

No, the Stock Market Isn’t a “Leading Indicator” of Economic Prosperity – Chris Calton (10/21/2020)

The Trillion-Dollar F-35 Fighter Program Does Not Make Americans Safer – Norm Singleton (10/22/2020)

Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump – Hinck, Utterback, & Cooley (10/22/2020)

Trump State Department Plan to Declare Human Rights Groups ‘Anti-Semitic’ Slammed as ‘Desperate,’ ‘Obscene’ – Brett Wilkins (10/22/2020)

The “Titanic” Analogy You Haven’t Heard: Passively Accepting Oblivion – Charles Hugh Smith (10/21/2020)

Category: Culture and Society

Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump – Hinck, Utterback, & Cooley (10/22/2020)

The “Titanic” Analogy You Haven’t Heard: Passively Accepting Oblivion – Charles Hugh Smith (10/21/2020)

What is an algorithm? How computers know what to do with data – Jory Denny (10/19/2020)

Why We’re Doomed: Our Delusional Faith in Incremental Change – Charles Hugh Smith (10/16/2020)

Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad? – Jeffrey Arnett (10/16/2020)

Election 2020 sees record $11 billion in campaign spending, mostly from a handful of super-rich donors – Richard Briffault (10/15/2020)