Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

Links 6/11/2024

The EU “Center” Embraces the Right Kind of “Right”

A look at Europe’s elections and a comparison of the neoliberal, pro-war center with a right that abandons its EU and NATO skepticism begs the question, what’s the difference between the two?

Carbon Capture Will Extend Oil Production by 84 Years, Industry Study Finds

A Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 can now keep producing oil until 2100.

Links 6/10/2024

Links 6/9/2024

The War Racket in Germany

What happens when everyone starts to believe in the con?

Thousands of Children Got Tested for Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know

Faulty lead test kits made by Magellan Diagnostics may have been used as late as 2021 to test children for exposure to the toxic metal. The company agreed to pay $42 million to settle criminal charges that it concealed malfunctions.

Italy Pipes Up Against NATO Escalation as Court Ruling Could Cut Off Russian Gas Sooner Than Expected

Italy also faces major energy squeeze from Red Sea crisis. Will opposition to Project Ukraine solidify or will Rome go along as it usually does?

The West Foments Chaos in the Caucasus

Armenia’s pivot to the West unravels. Regime change efforts in Georgia. Türkiye looks to criminalize working for “foreign interests.”

Links 5/27/2024

Book Review: How Plants Experience the World

In “The Light Eaters,” Zoë Schlanger considers the evidence for plant intelligence, and what that means for humanity.

Links 5/26/2024

‘To Be America’s Friend Is Fatal’: A Current Overview

Nowadays, to be America’s enemy is largely beneficial.