Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Biden Administration/CDC “Mission Accomplished” Mask Reversal: Hubris? Incompetence? Toadying to Business?

Why the policy-making part of the CDC should be burned to the ground: it’s highly politicized yet not very good at politics.

No Matter How Powerful Israel’s Military Becomes, It Still Can’t Win

Israel’s conflict with Palestine is a constant threat that even the most advanced weaponry can’t tamp down.

Bill Black: The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One (Part 1/9)

Bill Black traces the history of modern American financial fraud starting in this episode with the S&L Banking scandal.

Revealed: Big Pharma’s Plot to Derail US Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver

Confidential documents expose the pharmaceutical lobby’s attempts to recruit lawmakers for anti-TRIPS vaccine waiver effort.

Why Biden’s Carbon Pricing and Electric Vehicle Plans Won’t Avert Climate Crisis

Unfortunately, central Biden Administration climate change policies, like carbon taxes/pricing, fall well short of the level of action needed

Iran To Saudi Arabia: Sell Our Oil And We Will Reduce Houthi Attacks

An credible outlet reports that Iran is negotiating with the Saudis to work around US economic sanctions. Oops!

A Night Under the Bombs in Gaza

It is a long and tough night in Gaza. We cannot sleep. The house feels like it is shaking. We are all afraid.

Michael Hudson on American as Absentee Landlord on The Greyzone: Biden Administration, New Cold War, Super Imperialism, Dollar Weaponization

Michael Hudson discusses geopolitics including currency power plays, global institutions like the IMF, the new Cold War, and Bill Gates

Pandemic Divergence: The Social and Economic Costs of Covid-19

An early stab at a Covid ledger. Not pretty.

Goodbye, Climate Deniers. Hello, Climate Bullshitters

Climate messaging has changed, but the willingness to take adequate measures has not.

CDC Chooses to Fly Blind on Vaccine Breakthrough Cases

The CDC’s latest move in contrary to the interest of sound public health and science.

Is This the Beginning of the End for Labour?

Brexit and Covid should have paved the way for a Labour romp. Instead, Labour tried to win a patriotism contest with the Tories and lost.

Fed Shamelessly Gives Warnings of Vague and Ominous Risks While Saying Don’t Expect Us to Do Anything About It

The Fed tells the world: Don’t expect us to be ready for the next financial crisis. It’s just too hard.

Reducing Methane Is Crucial for Protecting Climate and Health, and It Can Pay for Itself – Yet Emissions Are Still Rising Fast, A New UN Report Warns

After a long period of fracking boosterism in the US, reducing methane emissions is finally getting the attention it warrants.

Covid ‘Doesn’t Discriminate by Age’: Serious Cases on the Rise in Younger Adults

As Covid deaths and contagion is falling in the US (but rising globally), it’s a mistake for the young to dismiss risks.