Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Brexit: Pear Shaped

A desperate Government Brexit ploy, perhaps conceived to increase its negotiating options, has quickly become an own goal.

How Warming Will Widen the Italy North-South Economic Gap

In Italy and elsewhere around the globe, climate change will worsen existing inequalities, researchers say.

Hoboken, New Jersey Sues Oil Industry for Climate Impacts From its ‘Deceptive Actions’

New Jersey has now filed lawsuits to pin liability on fossil fuel interests for climate change, with the city of Hoboken being the latest.

China Faces Food Shortage?

COVID-19 has rendered food security shaky, in the medium to long term, for many countries. Does China face impending food shortages?

‘The Situation Is Dire’: As Trump Takes Victory Lap, New Jobs Report Reveals Alarming Surge in Permanent Unemployment

As we cruise into Labor Day, the state of permanent U.S. unemployment is dire; and with no end in sight to the pandemic, will only worsen.

Robert Pollin: Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture

Robert Pollin critiques the Biden climate plan for over-relying on unproven carbon capture, investing too little in solar and wind, and treating China as a rival.

Michael Hudson: How an “Act of God” Pandemic Is Destroying the West: The U.S. Is Saving the Financial Sector, Not the Economy

The coronavirus’ effect has been to help defeat the financial sector’s enemy, governments strong enough to regulate it.

How Should the European Union Respond to Rising Greece-Turkey Tensions?

Can the EU de-esclate increasingly testy Greece-Turkey dealings ?

The Rotten Alliance of Liberals and Neocons Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come

How the Democrats have become Republicans in all but name, now with their love affair for neocons.

More Giveaways to Capitalist Finance? It’s High Time To Change the Objective

Jan Kregel explains the fundamental problem with the economic system is its focus on providing finance to investors.

Delayed Second Stimulus Already Leading to Cuts in Grocery Store Spending

Hunger is on the rise. Grocery store operators see weaker spending now that the $600/week unemployment supplements are gone.

Tom Ferguson: Biden Blurring Almost Everything

Political scientist Tom Ferguson juxtaposes the factions around Biden with how Roosevelt eventually stared down banks and corporatists in the second phase of the New Deal

‘Threadbare’ US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Health Care During Pandemic

New data on how many lost their health insurance, which often means health care, due to Covid. And the numbers are not getting better soon.

Emergency Situation: The Slow-Moving Tragedy of the Russian Arctic

The Russian version of America’s flyover has it pretty bad: declining industries and environmental stress.