Did UN Secretary-General Guterres Commit A War Crime At Azovstal?
A key scene from the protracted Azovstal steel factory drama.
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CalPERS Long-Term Care Program Fiasco
Another presentation by unhappy retirees about the CalPERS long-term care train wreck.
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Read more...Texas GOP Governor Considers Challenging 1982 Ruling Requiring Free Public Education
As the reaction of Texas governor Abbot confirms, the expected reversal of Roe v. Wade is inviting other challenges to key precedents.
Read more...James Galbraith: The Dollar System in a Multi-Polar World
On the rise and decline of the dollar system.
Read more...Biden Makes America’s Militarized Southern Border Wall Even Bigger Business
How the Biden Administration is investing heavily in border militariization, with more of a tech flavor than than the Trump scheme.
Read more...What Really Drives Long-Term Interest Rates?
Contrary to the loanable funds theory, historical bond yields show Keynes was right that “convictions” anchor long-term interest rates
Read more...JJ Jelincic Appeals His Largely-Successful Ruling Against CalPERS to Obtain Still-Hidden Parts of Transcript and Undermine Matt Jacobs Protection Racket
JJ Jelincic and his attorney believe the court made serious errors in a CalPERS Public Records Act case that went largely in their favor.
Read more...No, Biden Can’t Just Sell Off Seized Russian Yachts and Central Bank Assets to Help Aid Ukraine – International Law and the US Constitution Forbid It
Why it would not be so smart for the US to sell seized Russian assets.
Read more...The Washington Quid Pro Quo and a Comment on Roe v. Wade
Has Washington corruption, metastasized in both parties, broken our country for good?
Read more...What You Need To Know About Carbon Dioxide Removal
Meeting the Paris Climate targets requires removing billions of tons of carbon dioxide annually through natural and technological methods.
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Putin Signs Executive Order to Begin “Special Economic Measures” aka Sanctions
Russia will soon launch economic sanctions, as directed in a Putin executive order.
Read more...Abortion Drugs Fundamental to Ancient Economies, Argues Historian
Ancient and medieval herbal abortifacients were effective and important to those economies.
Read more...Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
Yet another Medicare grift. And there’s little you can do to get out of its way.
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