Predators and Prey: Subverting Liberal and Populist Institutions
An anatomy of how one-time key progressive institutions like NPR were converted to the neoliberal cause.
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As Presidential Hopefuls Spar on Social Security, Separating Fact from Fiction
Eric Laursen, author of The People’s Pension, explains the campaign of sneak attacks and misinformation against Social Security.
Read more...Links 1/17/2024
When Science Meets Power: A Review
A look at what Covid-19 revealed was wrong about science (or more accurately, “the science”, and what might be done.
Read more...China Is the World’s Sole Manufacturing Superpower
Not surprisingly, China tallies as number one in manufacturing…..and that is before European deindustrialization has really gotten going.
Read more...The US, Israel Have Lost Battlefield Control – Houthis Have Attacked US Destroyer, Hit Greek-US Owned Bulker; Iran Has Hit US Base in Kurdish Capital, Erbil
The Houthi situation has developed not necessarily to the US’ and UK’s advantage.
Read more...The Brave New World of Employment Under AI……What About Countervailing Forces?
Why AI still has some growth pains coming.
Read more...Links 1/16/2024
Global Economy’s Momentous Shift and Monumental Inequality
An in-depth yet lively debunking by Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson of Panglossian depictions of the state of the US economy and society.
Read more...Kremlin Tries To Sit on the Fence in the Middle of the Red Sea
The Kremlin seems very pointedly to be keeping Russia as far away as possible from the Houthi naval escalation.
Read more...“If Europe Is Under Attack We Will Never Come to Help You” – EU Top Official Quotes Trump
Even though Trump would find it hard to limit US support to NATO, the US has deep-seated problems with its ability to project power
Read more...Netanyahu Vows to Defy International Court of Justice as Israel Moves to Tighten Control Over Southern Gaza Border
Israel is determined to inflict more punishment in Gaza.
Read more...Links 1/13/2024
Israel’s War on Palestine and the Global Upsurge Against It
More discussion of the broader implications of Israel’s and the US’s refusal to change course (much) regarding Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.
Read more...The Debt Explosion: How Neoliberalism Fuels Debt Crises
Radhika Desai and Michael Husdon provide a data-driven discussion of the inflating and detonation of debt bombs during the neoliberal era.
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