The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom
Why renewables are not a free lunch.
Read more...Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios
A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?
Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.
Read more...Tracking the EU Decoupling from Russia
Taking stock of the EU’s economic divorce from Russia.
Read more...Russia Leaves Neoliberal West to Join World Majority
The sanctions against Russia and Russia’s kinetic war in Ukraine have produced great changes in and outside. But what are their implications?
Read more...Amid Efforts to Cool the Planet, Solar Geoengineering Draws Heated Debate
Geoengineering schemes are getting more press as CO2 levels keep rising. But how can their risks be assessed?
Read more...James K. Galbraith: The Gift of Sanctions – An Analysis of Assessments of the Russian Economy, 2022 – 2023
Galbraith debunks conventional wisdom on sanctions against Russia.
Read more...Pentagon in Panic as Second Set of Leaked Documents Gains Traction, Revealing Spying on Allies and Deteriorating Ukraine Capabilities
The Pentagon and intel chiefs are in a tizzy over a major documents leak. How serious is it?
Read more...Freida Berrigan: 90 Seconds to Midnight – The Doomsday Clock and Me
The potency of the warning of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock seems to be fading….when the urgency is high.
Read more...Book Review: “The Great Displacement” Is a Must-Read
“The Great Displacement” argues that mass migration triggered by climate change will fundamentally rock U.S. society.
Read more...Telegram Leak of US/NATO Document Paints Grim Picture of Condition of Ukraine’s Military
In a bit of synchronicity, after pointing out that the Collective West was more free with information with respect to Ukraine than was ideal during a war, today we have the US government het up about an apparent leak. The New York Times reported that some US and NATO plans for building up the third […]
Read more...U.S. Interference in the Middle East – 20 Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq – Col. Larry Wilkerson
Col. Larry Wilkerson describes how the media barely covered the damage wrought by the U.S.-led “coalition of the willing” in Iraq
Read more...Waiting for that Too-Much-Discussed Ukraine Counteroffensive
Ukraine and the collective West talk too much.
Read more...The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking
On the cultural and political factors that keep the war stokers in power in the US.
Read more...Using Tik-Tok as a Trojan Horse, the RESTRICT Act Would Create an Internet Censorship Star Chamber
The RESTRICT Act has run into a buzz saw of well-warranted criticism. But will that be enough to stop it?
Read more...Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action
Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy
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