California’s Plan to Disappear the Homeless
CARE courts to force treatment on those deemed mentally ill and could result in state conservatorship.
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Rural Americans Aren’t Included in Inflation Figures – and for Them, the Cost of Living May Be Rising Faster
The fact that the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys only urban populations for the consumer price index could be masking a rural-urban inflation gap.
Read more...Healthcare Systems Increasingly Turn to Gig Nurses to Remedy Their Self-Created Nurse “Shortages”
Private equity uses the pandemic to pursue the “Uberfication” of nursing.
Read more...German General Kujat Warns the Ukraine War Is Lost, Revives the Stab-in-the-Back Charge Against the US and NATO for “Exposing Germany to Russia”
Retired German general, former chairman of NATO Military Committee, warns Ukraine war is lost, accuses US of trying to supplant the German arms industry with their own companies.
Read more...Links 1/24/2023
German Greens on the Warpath
Washington’s favorite foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, undermines Scholz again and helps the US back the chancellor into a corner on Leopard tanks.
Read more...Abortion Debate Ramps Up in States as Congress Deadlocks
States across the country are either moving to protect abortion rights or further restrict them.
Read more...Links 1/23/2023
Washington Ratchets Up Maritime Disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean
Pressure on Türkiye continues as US pushes F-16 deal that would see Ankara drop opposition to Sweden NATO bid, which became a long shot after Quran burning in Stockholm. Greece says it will expand its waters around Crete, enraging Türkiye.
Read more...‘Global Catastrophe’ Coming If West Keeps Arming Ukraine, Top Russia Official Says
Duma Speaker warns of powerful retaliation for weapons supplies to Kiev for attacks on Russia.
Read more...Links 1/22/2023
Viewing Ukraine Through the Davos Lens
The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, provides clues as to why European leaders would sacrifice their national economies for the war in Ukraine.
Read more...An Ancient Recipe for Social Success
Monte Albán, which was a major regional urban center for 1,300 years, is a powerful case study that early investments in public infrastructure and goods foster longer-term sustainability.
Read more...Italy and the EU Are on Collision Course as Economic Conditions Worsen
Brussels insists Italy must surrender more of its economic sovereignty in exchange for any assistance.
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