Yanis Varoufakis: Cloudalists: Our New Cloud-Based Ruling Class
Capitalism is on the wane. Cloudalists, owners of a new form of “command capital,” have gained exorbitant power over everyone else.
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Thawing Permafrost Is Roiling the Arctic Landscape, Driven by a Hidden World of Changes Beneath the Surface as the Climate Warms
Not only is permafrost releasing methane, but when it melts, it removes a key support, leading to collapsing soil and loss of lake drainage.
Read more...The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
Amazon is challenging NLRB certification, while a vote at a nearby warehouse looms. So when will Amazon sit down to discuss a contract?
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America Keeps Eyepoking India and China for Failing to Fall into Line on Russia; Arrogance Looking More and More Like Impotence
America’s failed attempts to get India and China in its corner against Russia is looking less like diplomacy and more like a clown car.
Read more...Refurbished Walkers and Wheelchairs Fill Gaps Created by Supply Chain Problems
Yet more signs of commodity shortfalls: scarce walkers and other assistative devices, due to a shortage of aluminum
Read more...Speculating About the Macron v. Le Pen Presidential Election Rematch
A quick look at what might come next in the Macron-Le Pen contest.
Read more...Speculating About the Botched Shanghai Lockdown
The Chinese have not given up on zero Covid, despite the continuing outbreak in Shanghai.
Read more...Links 4/9/2022
Drop in Life Expectancy ‘Speaks Volumes’ About How US Handled Covid: Expert
‘The US expects to be taken seriously in the world when our one million Covid death and falling health indicators say otherwise.
Read more...China’s Overseas Lending and the War in Ukraine
Why lending to emerging economies may be collateral damage of the war in Ukraine.
Read more...How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous – A Computer Scientist Explains
Some words of caution about QR codes.
Read more...IPCC Adaptation Report: It’s Later Than You Think
“It’s now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C,” IPCC Working Group III co-chair Jim Skea announced.
Read more...Is Today’s Energy Shortage Worse Than The 1970s Oil Crisis?
The energy outlook, particularly for Europe, is not very cheery.
Read more...A Sobering View of High Fuel Prices, Green Energy, and Biden’s Plans to Help Europ
An assessment of current economic conditions, including rising prices, how long the pain might last, and possible paths forward.
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