50th Anniversary of Powell Memorandum: Neoliberalism Has Wrecked Its Hosts
Commemorating a desructive anniversary, that of the Powell memo that set forth how big business would wage war against ordinary citizens.
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Links 8/21/2021
School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference
A discussion of parents worried about sending their kids back to school curiously contains only red state/nonurban examples.
Read more...Will Americans Who Were Right on Afghanistan Still Be Ignored?
Quelle surprise! No one is held accoutable for huge, predictable strategic and moral failures like going to Afghanistan, because profit
Read more...Afghanistan: Another Reminder for Withering Britain
Afghanistan as an echo of the end of imperial Britain.
Read more...“Are vaccines becoming less effective at preventing Covid infection?”
As more data about the Covid vaccines comes out, it is becoming acceptable to step away from cheerleading and make factual judgments.
Read more...Iran’s Huge Caspian Gas Find Is A Geopolitical Gamechanger
A new Iran gas find has the potential to supply 20% of Europe’s needs. But its pricing and delivery will be coordinated with Russia.
Read more...Economic Backwardness and Religious Persecution
The Spanish Inquisition as a case study in the long term economic impact of persecution.
Read more...Links 8/19/2021
Biden Administration to Withhold Medicare and Medicaid $ from Nursing Homes Not Having Fully Vaxxed Staff
The Biden Administration thinks it can coerce badly paid workers in nursing homes who’ve held out to take the jab. That’s not a great wager.
Read more...Texas Supreme Court Says Dems Who Fled State to Block Voter Suppression Package Can Be Arrested
GOP-appointed judges sided with Texas Gov. Abbott and right-wing lawmakers, allowing legislators to be arrested and hauled to the Capitol
Read more...Why Did the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan So Fast?
How the Taliban outfoxed the US.
Read more...Conspiracy Theories Aside, There Is Something Fishy About the Great Reset
The Great Reset is a planned corporate takeover of global governance that affects our food, our data and our vaccines.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Biden Forfeits His Afghan Victory by Defending His Deep State Advisors
Biden gave a bizarre justification of the horrifically mismanaged US exit from Afghanistan, revealing his capture by intel incompetents.
Read more...CalPERS Comes Dead Last of 34 Public Pension Returns Despite Having Biggest, Best Paid Investment Office
CalPERS can’t manage its way out of a paper bag.
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