“How Can Europe Respond to the Ukraine Standoff?”
An example of European paralysis as a result of the US looking likely to abandon not just Ukraine but also NATO.
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Charles Kindleberger, the Dollar System, and Financial Crises
On Perry Mehrling’s Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System, including how some of his key ideas have been borne out.
Read more...Will Some EU States Seize Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” In The Baltic?
Could major incident in the Baltic Sea spark a crisis that leads to Russian escalation, thwarting Ukraine talks?
Read more...How Climate Denial is Fueling a U.S. Homeowners Insurance Crisis and Risking a 2008-Style Financial Meltdown
A climate-change-driven insurance and eventual mortgage/housing price crisis is getting momentum. And unlike 2008, price recovery is unlikely
Read more...Initial Thoughts on US-Russia Talks on Ukraine War as Ukraine and EU Have Nervous Breakdowns
Plenty of people are seriously Not Happy that Trump and Putin are talking about Ukraine, and some do have agency.
Read more...US History of Duplicity Means Impossibility of Negotiated Settlements, Including Ukraine; Could a Government in Exile Be Coming?
Why there will be no deal between the US and Russia on Ukraine: the US really is incapable of entering into an agreement it will respect.
Read more...Paradise Is a Police State: Examining the Techno-Optimism of Billionaire Silicon Valley Investor (And Unofficial Trump Administration Adviser) Marc Andreessen
The unlimited AI and energy now being unleashed is supposed to usher in a new utopia centered around low wages and prices. So why are Andreessen and friends so intent on a police state as part of the grand experiment we’re all being enlisted in?
Read more...Even US Messaging Outlet RFE/RL Having Trouble Prettying Up Trump Planning to Buy Ukraine Rare Earths Empty Bag
There is both less and more in the Trump offer to arm Ukraine in return for rare earths than meets the eye.
Read more...Artificial Intelligence and Financial Stability
On the high odds of winding up with the Peter Principle of AI implementation in financial institutions, and what to do to prevent that.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump’s Tariffs Could Cause Huge Global Crisis
Michael Hudson and Ben Norton take a deep dive into Trump’s contradictory and potentially disastrous economic plans, starting with tariffs.
Read more...Trump Commits to Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
Trump and Netanyahu have gone all in on ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Read more...Will It Matter Who Wins Germany’s Upcoming Election or Will Country’s Fate Largely Be Decided in Washington?
If Germany stays under the thumb of Washington and living standards continue to decline under a new government, what happens then?
Read more...The Economic Benefit of Conflict: A Thriving Armaments Sector
Quelle surprise! Data supports the notion that defense contractors do well in times of conflict.
Read more...How Climate Change and Widespread Unaffordable Home Insurance Will Wreck Property Values
The death spiral of home insurance in climate afflicted areas has begun. The will and means to tackle underlying issues are sorely wanting
Read more...The Planet Had 58 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in 2024, The Second-Highest on Record
The world endured three of top-20 costliest disasters in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and three heat waves with over 1,000 deaths
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