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Plutes like Ackman add no value to society, John Lanchester/LRB, “Lending money where it’s needed is what the modern form of finance, for the most part, does not do. What modern finance does, for the most part, is gamble.”
But there is a reason why there aren’t more Mondragons, its not banks,
But there is a reason why there aren’t more Mondragons, its not banks,
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Plutes like Ackman add no value to society, John Lanchester/LRB, “Lending money where it’s needed is what the modern form of finance, for the most part, does not do. What modern finance does, for the most part, is gamble.”
But there is a reason why there aren’t more Mondragons, its not banks,
But there is a reason why there aren’t more Mondragons, its not banks,
That’s it, right there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
That’s it, right there.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Or, for example completely disagree with Rowling, the dolls should be cast in ads and editorial (not that she said they shouldn’t) and also think the NYT made an tremendous error of judgment with their ad.
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Or, for example completely disagree with Rowling, the dolls should be cast in ads and editorial (not that she said they shouldn’t) and also think the NYT made an tremendous error of judgment with their ad.
The discourse points the other way, they do care, but make a complete hash of it. And yes, if they just focused on making entertaining ads i.e. drumming gorillas (which has got sweet fa to do with choccy but was stratospherically effective) we’d all be much happier!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVb...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVb...
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The discourse points the other way, they do care, but make a complete hash of it. And yes, if they just focused on making entertaining ads i.e. drumming gorillas (which has got sweet fa to do with choccy but was stratospherically effective) we’d all be much happier!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVb...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVb...
its opportunistic blowback from a recent C4 report into ad diversity by ‘DEI experts’ in EC1, which is flawed in design because reduces ppl to % on s’sheet, which then causes quotas, so end up with all these bland montage checkbox ads which then results in accusations of tokenism = own goal
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
its opportunistic blowback from a recent C4 report into ad diversity by ‘DEI experts’ in EC1, which is flawed in design because reduces ppl to % on s’sheet, which then causes quotas, so end up with all these bland montage checkbox ads which then results in accusations of tokenism = own goal
Everyone should read this. Superb distillation of a decades fieldwork on the front line of clean energy transition, following the lithium supply chain from extraction to battery. The promise of clean green growth has been utterly corrupted by finance capital.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
October 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Everyone should read this. Superb distillation of a decades fieldwork on the front line of clean energy transition, following the lithium supply chain from extraction to battery. The promise of clean green growth has been utterly corrupted by finance capital.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
or is it both? reading 👇striking analysis of mineral supply chains, so yes, get a heat pump get solar etc in context of our deep relationship with nature because how we manufacture green utilities is as important as incentivizing consumer to switch home energy.
www.theariofrancos.com/extraction
www.theariofrancos.com/extraction
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
or is it both? reading 👇striking analysis of mineral supply chains, so yes, get a heat pump get solar etc in context of our deep relationship with nature because how we manufacture green utilities is as important as incentivizing consumer to switch home energy.
www.theariofrancos.com/extraction
www.theariofrancos.com/extraction
Jon Foley at Drawdown seems to disagree, I don’t know who to believe.
October 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Jon Foley at Drawdown seems to disagree, I don’t know who to believe.
Ian is categorically not a racist, I disagree with him on a lot of stuff, eg how he characterized critics of Israel. I thought this was laughable at the time, that doesn’t make me racist.
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ian is categorically not a racist, I disagree with him on a lot of stuff, eg how he characterized critics of Israel. I thought this was laughable at the time, that doesn’t make me racist.
“most”…? I remember reading this (Lanchester/LRB) and being genuinely shocked at the incompetence and its consequences. How has the methodology changed? It’s at least worth recognizing how flawed it was and communicating how its been addressed. Accusing arrogance & laziness is OTT. Just correct it.
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“most”…? I remember reading this (Lanchester/LRB) and being genuinely shocked at the incompetence and its consequences. How has the methodology changed? It’s at least worth recognizing how flawed it was and communicating how its been addressed. Accusing arrogance & laziness is OTT. Just correct it.
It’s private pyle all the way down!
September 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s private pyle all the way down!
Caterpillar at sunset
September 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Caterpillar at sunset
The amount of time wasted and goodwill squandered by flight-shaming people when we could have all got behind utilizing the sun to boil water for industrial steam. Climate comms has been a catastrophe and sorry to say degrowth has a lot of responsibility for that.
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The amount of time wasted and goodwill squandered by flight-shaming people when we could have all got behind utilizing the sun to boil water for industrial steam. Climate comms has been a catastrophe and sorry to say degrowth has a lot of responsibility for that.
for me it was more about acosta doing that while hanging soooo far off and sticking the landing, whereas marc is more upright, but sure, speed counts too..
September 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
for me it was more about acosta doing that while hanging soooo far off and sticking the landing, whereas marc is more upright, but sure, speed counts too..
September 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tariffs aside, I read the Klein/Shapiro bit in todays NYT, I mean, Shapiro s living in a fantasy of sugar coated 1950’s ‘American style capitalism’, or more likely knows full well its bs, but politically expedient to pretend otherwise. Meanwhile John Lanchester nailed it here 👇
September 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tariffs aside, I read the Klein/Shapiro bit in todays NYT, I mean, Shapiro s living in a fantasy of sugar coated 1950’s ‘American style capitalism’, or more likely knows full well its bs, but politically expedient to pretend otherwise. Meanwhile John Lanchester nailed it here 👇
He’s economically illiterate, living in a fantasy 1950’s capitalism with no clue about contemporary financial engineering.
September 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
He’s economically illiterate, living in a fantasy 1950’s capitalism with no clue about contemporary financial engineering.
Shapiro eulogizes American-style capital, ‘free mkts’ and winners, against an ideological enemy of ‘scavengers, looters‘ and system crashers, plainly misunderstands finance capital as it operates today. Modern finance doesn’t lend to build, it gambles on derivatives. (Lanchester/LRB) 👇
September 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Shapiro eulogizes American-style capital, ‘free mkts’ and winners, against an ideological enemy of ‘scavengers, looters‘ and system crashers, plainly misunderstands finance capital as it operates today. Modern finance doesn’t lend to build, it gambles on derivatives. (Lanchester/LRB) 👇
September 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
On the cusp of change, the leaves are turning, hummingbirds still here but can sense their flight.
September 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
On the cusp of change, the leaves are turning, hummingbirds still here but can sense their flight.
Like many I’m intrigued by Mandani’s proposals, & irritated by this shabby NYT article where the author makes fatuous comparisons with the corporate supermarket system, quotes billionaire UES delicatessen purveyor, and fails to examine what we can learn from existing alternatives e.g. NY food coops,
July 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Like many I’m intrigued by Mandani’s proposals, & irritated by this shabby NYT article where the author makes fatuous comparisons with the corporate supermarket system, quotes billionaire UES delicatessen purveyor, and fails to examine what we can learn from existing alternatives e.g. NY food coops,
Framing the structure is the most enjoyable part! Self-build a hugely satisfying life achievement!
June 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Framing the structure is the most enjoyable part! Self-build a hugely satisfying life achievement!
May 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM