Is This the Beginning of the End for Gasoline?
While the arrival of what is probably peak gasoline is good news, there’s a long way to go in reducing its use.
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Respectful Persuasion Is a Relay Race, Not a Solo Sprint – 3 Keys to Putting It in Practice
Can stereotypically pushy and intolerant American learn to rely a bit more on persuasion?
Read more...Links 5/3/2023
Big Banks Must Become Globally Resolvable – or Significantly ‘Smaller’
Sadly, coming up with a way to resolve big international banks is a non-starter. The answer is very strict regulation. But that would be work.
Read more...Covid: The Poor People’s Pandemic
Liz Theoharis, co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign, indicts how Biden is abusing the needy by ending pandemic emergency programs.
Read more...When a Storm Dumped Two Feet of Water on My City, I Learned Something Gratifying About My Neighbors
An in-depth account of being caught in a major flood and dealing with becoming a water evacuee.
Read more...Links 5/2/2023
What Happens If the West Decides to Negotiate an End to the War in Ukraine and Russia Does Not (Really) Go Along?
A preliminary look at what might happen if and when the West gets over itself and thinks about negotiating with Russia.
Read more...“In the Coronation, Britain’s Ruling Class Will Cast Its Dark Spell on Millions”
Do the Royals still have this sway? “Charles’ coronation will encourage millions to keep marching to the beat of Britain’s posh boys”
Read more...The Collapse in Operational Capabilities in the West and Some Knock-On Effects
Why does the West seem increasingly unable to get out of its own underwear?
Read more...Decomposing the Rise of the Populist Radical Right: How Changes in Priorities Explain the Electoral Politics of Our Time
Voters who move to the right tend not to have changed their outlook as much as reordered which issues matter most to them.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Part 2
Michael Hudson continues discussing his new book. focusing on the finer details of the fall of the Roman Empire and early Christianity.
Read more...Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America
Brendan Ballou talks to Rob about his forthcoming book, Plunder, about the growing harmful role of private equity in the US.
Read more...California’s Big Melt Kicks Off, Likely to Cause Floods
This weekend’s hot temperatures will lead to melting of California’s epic snowpack. Flooding and other hazards will loom for weeks to come.
Read more...It’s Bad Enough EHRs Cause Clinician Burnout. It’s Even Worse They Are Being Used by Hospitals and Defense Lawyers To Bury Mistakes Through Discovery Fraud and Information Blocking
How hospital systems are using electronic health records (EHRs) to hide patient records during discovery in malpractice and other lawsuits.
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