Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

Links 5/1/2023

Why Is the US Wiring Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts?

Unnamed US officials tell the NYT the system will be able to determine who was responsible for an attack, but the details are sketchy.

Links 4/30/2023

Workers Who Have Occupied an Italian Factory for Two Years Are Getting Close to Owning It Themselves

Workers are attempting to start Italy’s first community and non-profit factory that could become an inspiration for workers elsewhere. Could it happen in the US?

How Union Members Honor Workers’ Memorial Day

April 28 was Workers Memorial Day in the US when union workers rededicate themselves to the fight for safer working conditions.

Links 4/29/2023

The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)

Tectonic eruptions in Eurasia erode America’s global power.

Links 4/28/2023

To the Losers Go the Spoils?

Germany is latest western nation to position itself to profit off of whatever is left of Ukraine after its (and NATO’s) eventual loss.

US-South Korea Nuclear Weapons Deal – What You Need to Know

US is bringing back nuclear weapons to South Korea in dangerous East Asia escalation.

Azerbaijan Takes Center Stage in Eurasian Integration

Tensions rise at the Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran intersection.

Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches From Rising Seas, Storms, and Developers? The People

As conflicts over public beach access on the island become more complicated and frequent, residents try to take matters into their own hands.

Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak

New research casts serious doubts on environmental testing done by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland after 2018 leaks.

The Who and Why Behind the Push to Gut Child Labor Laws

“The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.” — Lewis Hine, 1908

Links 4/18/2023