Links 9/5/2026
We haven't written up this one. Naked Capitalism has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
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FAO: Global Food Prices Hit Highest Level in August 2026
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August, up 1.9 percent from July and 2.5 percent from a year earlier.
I Love Bloom Energy for 1 Reason, and It's Not the Backlog
Key PointsBloom’s backlog swelled to $20 billion at the end of 2025.
Social Security's Trump Bump-Driven 2027 COLA Comes With Potentially Serious Unintended Consequences
Key PointsSocial Security’s highly anticipated cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be revealed in less than six weeks, on Oct. 14.
Top Links 1215 Japan is back to the 1990s. Liechtenstein under the IMF microscope. Jünger and total war, plus melting down the family silver.
Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze
How to survive a national debt scare
The national debt hasn’t been a major issue in the 2026 midterms. But perhaps it should be. As of last month, the United States is in debt to the tune of $40 trillion.