Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

The Nationalist Right Tries a New Formula to Sell the European Neoliberal Project

In Italy and elsewhere, the right combines anti-immigrant and chauvinist measures with neoliberal policy.

The EU-Indonesia Fight Over Nickel and Who Gets to Own the Clean Energy Future

The situation also provides another example of the challenges of “derisking” from China.

Links 7/24/2023

Links 7/23/2023

Germany Down the Rabbit Hole

Economics minister is again pressuring India on Russia while foreign minister Baerbock brags children can count on her to promote peace through war.

Effects of “Unprecedented” Marine Heat Waves May Be Irreversible

The marine heat wave could lead to a redistribution of ocean species that may then also destabilize additional ecosystems.

Links 7/22/2023

When Greenland Was Green: Ancient Soil From Beneath a Mile of Ice Offers Warnings for the Future

Scientists unlock findings about the past and the future using frozen soil extracted during the Cold War from beneath a nearly mile-thick section of the Greenland ice sheet.

Links 7/21/2023

Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

Gas-linked companies’ attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe.

Links 7/18/2023

How the Mayo Clinic and Uber Killed Efforts to Help Workers in Minnesota

The Land of 10,000 Lakes has been widely celebrated for its supposedly worker-friendly legislation this year, but liberal Democrats headed for the exits when push came to shove.

Hunting the Military Extremist: How Disturbed Is the U.S. Military?

On a planet where no other military spends as much, the US is incapable of winning a thing.