Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

The Self-Set Impeachment Trap

The Democrats are going about impeachment in a particularly stupid way.

Rural Hospital Closings Reach Crisis Stage, Leaving Millions Without Nearby Health Care

How rural hospital closures have serious knock-on effects.

The Cost/Benefit Analysis of No Deal

Looking at the contours of a No Deal Brexit.

To Save Our Oceans, We Have to Change What We Do on Land

The IPCC issues a new, grim report about the health of oceans.

Iran’s Ultimate Middle East Power Play

An overview of Iran’s grand strategy.

Wolf Richter: How Employees & Employers Get Bled by Health Insurance

Health insurance costs will kill you if your medical issues don’t get you first.

Brexit: All Eyes on Boris

Why Johnson may not be over.

Want To Reduce Suicides? Follow The Data — To Medical Offices, Motels And Even Animal Shelters

A new effort at reducing suicides by understanding them better is showing promising results.

India to Ban Single-Use Plastics; Global Recycling Market Still Chaotic

India will soon announce details of its single-use plastics ban; will it be seduced to courting the recycling fairy to address the waste management problems of other countries who don’t understand recycling isn’t a long-term sustainable option.

Brexit: Past the Event Horizon

Slouching towards Brexit.

Documentary “Blowout” Follows Climate Cost of Oil Boom from Fracking to Exports

This RNN interview reminds us that the fracking catastrophe didn’t originate under Trump: his predecessor rescinded the energy export ban.

Iran Doesn’t Want Conflict, Says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, But Any US-Saudi Attack Would Spark ‘All-Out War’

Iran once again has to tell the West what it ought to have figured out by now.

The Fed Has Not Covered Itself in Glory: Fed Funds Mess Edition

Why the Fed should be embarrassed.

Why Degrowth Is the Only Responsible Way Forward

Why degrowth is necessary and potentially attractive.