Jan Schneekloth
@janschneekloth.bsky.social
Music, heterodox economics, philosophy, sociology, cinema, tv
''If Debs embodied the moral passion of American socialism,Hillquit was its theoretical and strategic brain.[...]One could move a crowd to tears, the other could draft a platform to win an election and write carefully reasoned[..]books,appealing to,and trusting in, the intelligence of his readers.''
The Socialist Who Helped Bring Marx to America
The early-20th-century socialist and New York mayoral candidate Morris Hillquit saw liberalism and democracy as providing a foundation for a transition to socialism. Alongside Eugene Debs, he helped t...
jacobin.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
''If Debs embodied the moral passion of American socialism,Hillquit was its theoretical and strategic brain.[...]One could move a crowd to tears, the other could draft a platform to win an election and write carefully reasoned[..]books,appealing to,and trusting in, the intelligence of his readers.''
''Weil die Nachfrage in Deutschland und in großen Teilen Europas[..]schwach ist, ist die Auslastung[...]gering.[...] investieren[.]Unternehmen nicht. Das können Angebotspolitiker[...]niemals verstehen und ruinieren daher die Wirtschaft mit[.]Vorschlägen, die nichts mit der Ursache[..]zu tun haben.''
Eine ominöse Graphik - oder wie man die Wirtschaft gründlich missversteht - Relevante Ökonomik
Ich hatte schon in meinem letzten Beitrag auf eine Graphik vom ifo-Institut verwiesen, die durch die deutsche Presse wandert und offenbar als ganz besondere Erkenntnis behandelt wird, der sich selbst ...
www.relevante-oekonomik.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
''Weil die Nachfrage in Deutschland und in großen Teilen Europas[..]schwach ist, ist die Auslastung[...]gering.[...] investieren[.]Unternehmen nicht. Das können Angebotspolitiker[...]niemals verstehen und ruinieren daher die Wirtschaft mit[.]Vorschlägen, die nichts mit der Ursache[..]zu tun haben.''
''The sacrifice ratio shows the percentage cumulative loss of real output divided by the cumulative reduction in the inflation rate[...]Thus,a sacrifice ratio of three implies that a one-point reduction in the trend inflation rate is associated with a loss equivalent to 3 per cent of [.] output.''
IMF comes late to the party but then cannot quite admit it – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory
billmitchell.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
''The sacrifice ratio shows the percentage cumulative loss of real output divided by the cumulative reduction in the inflation rate[...]Thus,a sacrifice ratio of three implies that a one-point reduction in the trend inflation rate is associated with a loss equivalent to 3 per cent of [.] output.''
''[...]mayor deuda, un altísimo costo financiero[...]y grandes condicionalidades.Las problemáticas[...]no harán más que agravarse si se recurre al endeudamiento,a la entrega de los recursos naturales, a la destrucción del Estado[...]la industria [.]han mostrado una nueva caída mensual (-0,1%)[...]''
El modelo de los mercados
El optimismo oficial sobre inversiones y exportaciones omite costos crecientes: endeudamiento, condicionalidades externas y una apertura que ya golpea a la industria. En un escenario de caída producti...
www.ambito.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
''[...]mayor deuda, un altísimo costo financiero[...]y grandes condicionalidades.Las problemáticas[...]no harán más que agravarse si se recurre al endeudamiento,a la entrega de los recursos naturales, a la destrucción del Estado[...]la industria [.]han mostrado una nueva caída mensual (-0,1%)[...]''
''Economists[..]have been deprived of federal economic data for over 40 days[...]likened to “flying blind” in late October.If the government does reopen[...]it expects jobs data for September to be released next week[...]employers were laconic in hiring,and seemed afraid to fire their workers[...]''
'Yikes': Top investment bank looks under the hood of the economy and finds 'the labor market doesn't look that good' | Fortune
We've heard the labor market is in a "low-hire, low-fire" kind of environment. The "low hire" part seems to be true, the other not so much.
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
''Economists[..]have been deprived of federal economic data for over 40 days[...]likened to “flying blind” in late October.If the government does reopen[...]it expects jobs data for September to be released next week[...]employers were laconic in hiring,and seemed afraid to fire their workers[...]''
''The analytic problem-solving skills that are selected for[...]a scientific career are not synonymous with sound moral reasoning.[...]his sense of his [.]abilities[...]seemed never to mature beyond a young man’s bravado.It’s[.]perilous to assume that you are[.]the smartest person in the room[...]''
The Paradox of James Watson
The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
''The analytic problem-solving skills that are selected for[...]a scientific career are not synonymous with sound moral reasoning.[...]his sense of his [.]abilities[...]seemed never to mature beyond a young man’s bravado.It’s[.]perilous to assume that you are[.]the smartest person in the room[...]''
''Roughly two-thirds of Mexico’s murders are linked to organised crime,...]. Extortion is rising. States[...]are riddled with criminal groups. [..] local police are [..]weak or non-existent—around 400 of Mexico’s 2,469 municipalities lack a local force altogether.'' www.economist.com/the-americas...
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
''Roughly two-thirds of Mexico’s murders are linked to organised crime,...]. Extortion is rising. States[...]are riddled with criminal groups. [..] local police are [..]weak or non-existent—around 400 of Mexico’s 2,469 municipalities lack a local force altogether.'' www.economist.com/the-americas...
''[...]how confident should we be that the best justification for this moral concern is sentience (the ability to experience pleasure and pain), as opposed to agency (the ability to set and pursue goals), relationality (the ability to participate in bonds of care or interdependence), [...]?''
An ant is drowning: here’s how to decide if you should save it | Aeon Essays
Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?
aeon.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
''[...]how confident should we be that the best justification for this moral concern is sentience (the ability to experience pleasure and pain), as opposed to agency (the ability to set and pursue goals), relationality (the ability to participate in bonds of care or interdependence), [...]?''
''[...]Karp seems to think most people’s concern with surveillance is that they are going to get caught cheating [...]“[...]take away my right to go have a hot dog with a coworker I’m flirting with while being married? Which, honestly, I think is the god-given right of people in this country.”''
Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
He also had strong opinions about people's
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
''[...]Karp seems to think most people’s concern with surveillance is that they are going to get caught cheating [...]“[...]take away my right to go have a hot dog with a coworker I’m flirting with while being married? Which, honestly, I think is the god-given right of people in this country.”''
''Razones para considerar que la situación económica es mala, no faltan.[...]marca que en noviembre, el salario mínimo,[...] se mantuvo sin cambios por cuarto mes consecutivo en 322.200 pesos. Acumula hasta agosto una caída real del 1,9 por ciento interanual y del 31,4 frente a noviembre de 2023.''
Más preocupación por la economía | Pasaron las elecciones pero los problemas siguen ahí
La incertidumbre por la situación económica volvió al primer lugar de las preocupaciones de la sociedad argentina.
www.pagina12.com.ar
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
''Razones para considerar que la situación económica es mala, no faltan.[...]marca que en noviembre, el salario mínimo,[...] se mantuvo sin cambios por cuarto mes consecutivo en 322.200 pesos. Acumula hasta agosto una caída real del 1,9 por ciento interanual y del 31,4 frente a noviembre de 2023.''
''[...] sería un pacto arancelario[...]para una lista de alrededor de 100 ítems estratégicos que quedarían exentos de las barreras de entrada de ambos países. [.] a los productos argentinos que entran a los Estados Unidos se los recarga con un [..] 10% - el más bajo de los que se impusieron [...]''
Acuerdo con EE.UU.: el Gobierno dice que está "prácticamente cerrado" y Quirno viaja mañana a Washington
El canciller aseguró que restan "cuestiones técnicas". El embajador argentino en EE.UU. anticipó que los dos gobiernos buscan "el momento adecuado para ponerle el moño".Argentina negocia que un grupo ...
www.clarin.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
''[...] sería un pacto arancelario[...]para una lista de alrededor de 100 ítems estratégicos que quedarían exentos de las barreras de entrada de ambos países. [.] a los productos argentinos que entran a los Estados Unidos se los recarga con un [..] 10% - el más bajo de los que se impusieron [...]''
''Milei estuvo en Estados Unidos la semana pasada. [...]fue orador en el America Business Forum llevado a cabo en Miami y en una nueva cumbre de la organización ultraconservadora Cpac, antes de reunirse con empresarios en New York. Fue su visita número 14 a la primera potencia mundial,[...]'' #Milei
Un funcionario de Trump calificó a Milei de “rockstar hemisférico” y dijo que la Argentina recuperó “su liderazgo” en la región
El subsecretario de Estado, Christopher Landau, elogió al presidente argentino luego de participar de la asunción del nuevo presidente de Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira
www.lanacion.com.ar
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
''Milei estuvo en Estados Unidos la semana pasada. [...]fue orador en el America Business Forum llevado a cabo en Miami y en una nueva cumbre de la organización ultraconservadora Cpac, antes de reunirse con empresarios en New York. Fue su visita número 14 a la primera potencia mundial,[...]'' #Milei
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🔍 Das Parlamentarische Kontrollgremium überwacht die Geheimdienste - ohne Linkspartei. Nach Heidi Reichinnek scheiterte auch Clara Bünger. Eine peinliche Aufführung der Union? 👉 taz.de/!6124323/ @kueppersbuschtv.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🔍 Das Parlamentarische Kontrollgremium überwacht die Geheimdienste - ohne Linkspartei. Nach Heidi Reichinnek scheiterte auch Clara Bünger. Eine peinliche Aufführung der Union? 👉 taz.de/!6124323/ @kueppersbuschtv.bsky.social
''[...]these Silicon Valley assholes are going to monetize this against its own will[.]?”[...]Do you want to be fed a diet of crap? [...]AI[.]content is “like a cow chewing its cud — an endlessly regurgitated loop of nonsense,”[...]U.S. will fail to regulate[..]because of an arms race with China.''
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn on What ‘Pluribus’ Is Really About, Why Hollywood ‘Needs More Heroes’ and How Silicon Valley Has ‘F—ed Up the World’
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn unpack the first two episodes of 'Pluribus' and slam AI: 'Silicon Valley' has 'f---ed up the world.'
variety.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
''[...]these Silicon Valley assholes are going to monetize this against its own will[.]?”[...]Do you want to be fed a diet of crap? [...]AI[.]content is “like a cow chewing its cud — an endlessly regurgitated loop of nonsense,”[...]U.S. will fail to regulate[..]because of an arms race with China.''
''[...]they aspire to be pop stars,many make music with substandard vocals and complain they don’t break through.[...]back in the day, finding a lead singer was key to success. The person had to be able to SING!And the songs had to have melodies, changes…the basics were paramount, but not anymore.''
The Grammy Nominations
The circle is complete. As the baby boomers fade into the sunset, everything they experienced, from the sixties even into the eighties, has been scraped from history. Music is no longer about meani…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
''[...]they aspire to be pop stars,many make music with substandard vocals and complain they don’t break through.[...]back in the day, finding a lead singer was key to success. The person had to be able to SING!And the songs had to have melodies, changes…the basics were paramount, but not anymore.''
''On the Spanish civil war, Aron is mostly coy [...] he cannot bring himself to support the Republicans because he would then side with the [..] communists [...] Avoiding to take sides, he was in fact probably supportive of [...] British non-interference which indeed meant the victory for Franco.''
“J’avais toujours raison”
A review of Raymond Aron’s "Memoires" (a long read)
branko2f7.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
''On the Spanish civil war, Aron is mostly coy [...] he cannot bring himself to support the Republicans because he would then side with the [..] communists [...] Avoiding to take sides, he was in fact probably supportive of [...] British non-interference which indeed meant the victory for Franco.''
''Rethinking space and time pushed me to view reality in a completely different way —not as a universe made of objects with defined properties, but as a network of interactions. This is the “relational” interpretation of quantum mechanics. In some sense[...]— a strong push toward perspectivalism.''
Carlo Rovelli’s Radical Perspective on Reality | Quanta Magazine
The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
''Rethinking space and time pushed me to view reality in a completely different way —not as a universe made of objects with defined properties, but as a network of interactions. This is the “relational” interpretation of quantum mechanics. In some sense[...]— a strong push toward perspectivalism.''
''“El presidente Javier Milei no tiene intención de dejar flotar la moneda argentina” [...] hasta alcanzar un equilibrio fiscal y financiero [...] En el mismo encuentro, el titular del Palacio de Hacienda confirmó que el Gobierno autorizó compras de dólares dentro de las bandas cambiarias [...]''
En EEUU y frente a inversores, Luis Caputo anticipó posibles modificaciones de las bandas cambiarias y de la política monetaria en 30 días
Incluye ajustes, reendeudamientos y acumulación de reservas. Además anticipó que no está bajo sus planes liberar el tipo de cambio.
www.ambito.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
''“El presidente Javier Milei no tiene intención de dejar flotar la moneda argentina” [...] hasta alcanzar un equilibrio fiscal y financiero [...] En el mismo encuentro, el titular del Palacio de Hacienda confirmó que el Gobierno autorizó compras de dólares dentro de las bandas cambiarias [...]''
''[...]living alone has become easier,women’s standards have grown[...]a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.Women are more likely[..]to say that they want their mate to be well educated and financially solid [...] trend towards singlehood shows no signs of abating.''
The rise of singlehood is reshaping the world
In good ways and bad
www.economist.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
''[...]living alone has become easier,women’s standards have grown[...]a mediocre partner no longer seems a better bet than remaining single.Women are more likely[..]to say that they want their mate to be well educated and financially solid [...] trend towards singlehood shows no signs of abating.''
''Nicht nur scheinen die Erwartungen, die durch das US-Rettungspaket geweckt wurden,jegliche Bestrebungen nach Souveränität übertrumpft zu haben.Auch die Folgen der Korruptionsskandale und der anhaltende Kaufkraftverlust[...]scheinen die politische Konstellation[..]nicht neu geordnet zu haben[...]''
Gedanken nach den Zwischenwahlen in Argentinien
Wie sich der überwältigende Sieg von Milei erklärt
amerika21.de
November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
''Nicht nur scheinen die Erwartungen, die durch das US-Rettungspaket geweckt wurden,jegliche Bestrebungen nach Souveränität übertrumpft zu haben.Auch die Folgen der Korruptionsskandale und der anhaltende Kaufkraftverlust[...]scheinen die politische Konstellation[..]nicht neu geordnet zu haben[...]''
''"La euforia[...]en la esfera financiera"[...]"contrasta con[...]tendencias recesivas en la esfera productiva".[..]la fiesta[...]se restringe a la city porteña,[..]en las fábricas, las rutas, los comercios y los hoteles,lo que manda es el ajuste y la preocupación por una economía que no arranca.''
Sin crecimiento y sin dinero | Las principales paritarias pierden frente a la inflación en el último trimestre
La economía atraviesa una crisis de demanda que la mantiene en recesión. El panorama se agrava para la última parte del año porque las recomposiciones de salarios y jubilaciones serán menores a los au...
www.pagina12.com.ar
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
''"La euforia[...]en la esfera financiera"[...]"contrasta con[...]tendencias recesivas en la esfera productiva".[..]la fiesta[...]se restringe a la city porteña,[..]en las fábricas, las rutas, los comercios y los hoteles,lo que manda es el ajuste y la preocupación por una economía que no arranca.''
''[...]Argentina planea recomprar los bonos globales con vencimiento en 2029 y 2030[...] utilizando una fuente de financiamiento más barata. Agregó que los funcionarios argentinos firmaron un acuerdo de confidencialidad con Estados Unidos que le prohíbe compartir cualquier detalle específico.''
Luis Caputo le dijo a inversores que podría haber un cambio con el dólar y las bandas cambiarias y que en 30 días presentará un plan
En un encuentro organizado por JP Morgan en Nueva York aseguró que el movimiento de las bandas podría acelerarse de 1 a 1,5% mensual.También afirmó que habrá recompra de bonos y sumarán reservas dentr...
www.clarin.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
''[...]Argentina planea recomprar los bonos globales con vencimiento en 2029 y 2030[...] utilizando una fuente de financiamiento más barata. Agregó que los funcionarios argentinos firmaron un acuerdo de confidencialidad con Estados Unidos que le prohíbe compartir cualquier detalle específico.''
''[...]Caputo buscará adquirir dólares incluso cuando el peso fluctúe dentro de las bandas para engrosar las reservas del Banco Central. También, que tiene intenciones de recomprar bonos globales con vencimientos en 2029 y 2030, a través de una fuente de financiamiento más barata.'' #Caputo #Milei
Ante inversores, Caputo se comprometió a acumular reservas y deslizó que podría considerar ajustar la banda en 1,5%
Según publicó la agencia Bloomberg, el ministro de Economía lo manifestó en un encuentro durante su reciente gira por Estados Unidos junto a Javier Milei
www.lanacion.com.ar
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
''The left will also have to thread the needle between a broadly resonant affordability message and policy proposals with narrower or regional appeal.[...]Mamdani’s cost-of-living platform struck a chord beyond the Big Apple[..]but his focus on grocery access and free buses may not travel as well.''
American Politics Is All About Affordability Now
Democrats are seizing on rising costs to turn Donald Trump’s campaign messaging against him — and it’s working.
www.bloomberg.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
''The left will also have to thread the needle between a broadly resonant affordability message and policy proposals with narrower or regional appeal.[...]Mamdani’s cost-of-living platform struck a chord beyond the Big Apple[..]but his focus on grocery access and free buses may not travel as well.''
''True to the idea that guilty pleasures represent a striking instance of everyday psychological ambivalence, we also found that guilty pleasures elicit [...]amusement, contentment and enthusiasm. [...]people said they felt these three positive emotions more intensely than the negative emotions.''
Guilty pleasures are more than just giving in to temptation | Psyche Ideas
Psychologists are discovering what’s going on when you do something you enjoy, but also feel weird or embarrassed about
psyche.co
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
''True to the idea that guilty pleasures represent a striking instance of everyday psychological ambivalence, we also found that guilty pleasures elicit [...]amusement, contentment and enthusiasm. [...]people said they felt these three positive emotions more intensely than the negative emotions.''