Longtime Reporter Leaves NBC, Accuses Media of “Lionizing Destructive Organizations” Like the FBI
The FBI is openly setting out to make and break political leaders, undermining what we have left of a functioning democracy.
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‘A Reckless Advocate of Military Force’: Demands for John Bolton’s Dismissal After Reports He Asked Pentagon for Options to Strike Iran
John Bolton manages the difficult task of making me yearn for the days of Henry Kissinger.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Ocean Cleanup Array to Arrive Today in Hilo for Necessary Repairs
Ocean Cleanup Array arrives today in Hilo for necessary repairs; not yet clear that the system will succeed in collecting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Read more...Brexit: Circling the Drain
The latest chapter in the Brexit shaggy dog story.
Read more...10 Costliest Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Events of 2018 Caused at Least $84.8B in Damage: Analysis
The world’s weather is becoming more extreme before our eyes—the only thing that can stop this destructive trend from escalating is a rapid fall in carbon emissions.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Nasdaq, “Tech,” & IPOs Are in for Gut-Wrencher
Companies planning IPOs for 2019 must hope that the upcoming year will be like 2000, the last hurrah of the dot-com era.
Read more...Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
What can be done to manage the risks of artificial intelligence?
Read more...Media’s Russia Obsession Obscures How Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Benefits Turkey Most
A dose of sanity from Patrick Cockburn on Syria.
Read more...Marshall Auerback: All of Our Bets on China Have Been Wrong
Due to Western misperceptions and China’s rising authoritarianism, the current trade war is evolving dangerously into Cold War 2.0.
Read more...CalPERS’ Bill Slaton (Again) Embarrasses Himself and the CalPERS Board
CalPERS board member Bill Slaton demonstrates why he needs to go sooner rather than later.
Read more...Waste Watch: UK Plan Opts for ‘Polluter Pays’ Approach
UK announces long awaited waste plan, which crucially, embraces the ‘polluter pays’ principle. It’s a step forward, despite at least three major flaws.
Read more...“Alexa, Launch Our Nukes!” Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War
Great. Will the new maxim of war be, “He who controls the training set controls the future”?
Read more...Don Quijones: Retail Melts Down Before Christmas in the UK, Spreads to Continent
After “the worst-on-record unbelievably bad” November, even e-commerce gets hit, not just brick & mortar, on fears Christmas sales could be terrible. Can we make out any a silver lining in this retail meltdown, signs of a shift necessary away from fast fashion toward a more sustainable future?
Read more...COP24: Paris Agreement Rulebook ‘Does Not Deliver What The World Needs’ on Climate Change
Summary of the depressing lack of progress at the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland, where the participants punted on agreeing to take significant action to confront climate change.
Read more...Brexit: “Managed No Deal” and Referendum Unicorns Dispatched, but How Long Before Anyone Notices?
More seemingly bad news for the UK on the Brexit front…save none of this should come as news.
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