Requiem for an Empire
While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.
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Long-Running Kentucky Retirement Systems Case Surmounts Yet Another Procedural Spanner, Moves Closer to Discovery After Seven Years
The long-running Kentucky Retirement Systems case is clearing the remaining obstacles to getting to discovery.
Read more...Links 11/19/2024
Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State
With Trump nominations like Matt Gaetz, RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard attracting lots of ire, Mario Rubio is being treated as sound. That’s a mistake.
Read more...Forget Snowbirds. These Sunbirds Are Flocking North
Hotter days and higher flood risk are prompting people across the South to consider moving north.
Read more...As Biden Uses Long-Range Strikes into Russia to Create Problems for Trump, What Else Might Happen With Ukraine When Trump Takes Over?
Biden and the EU are trying to throw spanners in Trump’s desire to end the war with Ukraine. What if anything has changed?
Read more...Trump’s Energy Sanctions Are a Double-Edged Sword for Global Economy
Trump plans tougher sanctions on Iran’s and Venezuela’s oil exports, and secondary sanctions on China. How might that work?
Read more...Links 11/16/2024
Wall Street Banks Accused of Trying to Sabotage Key Consumer Protection Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants banks to send data of ex-customers to a new bank. Banks are howling. They may have a point.
Read more...Trump’s Speeches Are Chaotic, Rambling and Extremely Effective. Aristotle Can Explain Why
How Trump’s much-lambasted rally speaking style actually deploys a classic rhetorical device.
Read more...US EPA Enables Polluting Plastics Plants by Failing to Update Wastewater Limits, Report Says
Yet another example of EPA underperformance, here on the plastics pollution front.
Read more...Is Realignment the Shape of US Politics to Come?
Trump and his loyalists intend to deliver major changes to US politics. But how realistic is that promise?
Read more...Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’
On the considerable upset about RFK, Jr.’s nomination to head HHS.
Read more...The BRICS, a Geopolitical Challenge Overlooked by the European Union
A discussion of what BRICS might be when it grows up and what that could mean for the EU
Read more...Wall Street Journal Show How Medicare Advantage Plans Restrict Medical Services to Sicker Seniors, Leading to Switching to Traditional Medicare
The Wall Street Journal shows how Medicare Advantage plans curb care to sick seniors, leading many to switch to traditional Medicare
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