Author Archives: Conor Gallagher
Richard Murphy: Do We Trash the Planet or Have Things We Value, Like the NHS? That Is the Question
An examination of the economic law that says as the private sector improves productivity by destroying the planet and creating awful jobs, what’s left of the public sector must do the same.
Read more...German Government Is in Disarray at Home and Causing Confusion Abroad
Scholz’s corrupt past resurrected again, coalition sinking, and questions arising over who in German government is actually steering foreign policy.
Read more...Links 4/16/2023
Social Security May Be Failing Well Over a Million People With Disabilities – And COVID-19 Is Making the Problem Worse
Research suggests that well over 1 million people with disabilities are not getting the assistance they need, and even those who receive benefits are likely not getting enough.
Read more...The Increasing Number of Trial Balloons for Polish Intervention in Ukraine
The narrative that Warsaw will become the new power center of NATO in Europe and should take western Ukraine and/or fight Russia picks up steam.
Read more...Warning Lights Flashing Red for Italian Economy
Already dealing with rate and energy hikes, Meloni government eliminates two programs that were effectively providing stimulus just as Italy becomes country with lowest employment rate in the bloc. Now billions of EU recovery funds are at stake too.
Read more...Links 4/3/2023
Kamala Harris Serves up Crumbs in Africa as US Continues to Offer Little in Comparison to China
The US wants African minerals for its goal of becoming the world’s cleantech superpower, but it cannot compete with Beijing economically on the continent.
Read more...Lower Natural Gas Price Is Not All Good News For Europe
Europe’s warm winter likely only delayed its pain as importers may soon have to pay up for spot supply to beat competition from the Asian market.
Read more...Links 4/2/2023
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex Helps Keep the Student Loan Debt Crisis Going
Money made off the backs of students goes back into nonprofits to push college “access” and awareness of financial options.
Read more...KHN: $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.
Citizens struggle to track how states are using all the money health care executives paid for their get-out-of-jail cards after they killed or addicted millions.
Read more...Senators Alarmed By Use of Rent-Setting Algorithm, Say It’s Helping Drive Inflation
How much is “information sharing” between mega property management companies driving the rise in housing costs?
Read more...‘The Billionaire Bailout’: FDIC Chair Says the Biggest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion
“The bailout really did protect billionaires from taking a modest haircut.”
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