Category Archives: Guest Post

Trapped at Home: Climate Stress Is More Likely to Immobilize the Poor Than to Move Them

A new study argues that climate change will not produce mass migration of the poor, using debatable assumptions.

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Hószakadás AKA Snowfall (1974) Run Time: 1H 33M Plus Anil Seth On Why AI Is Not Conscious Plus Bonuses!

Hószakadás is a movie about life and death on the fringes of war.

Europe’s Gathering Backlash Against Palantir Hits NATO Resistance

The AI systems managed by Palantir are becoming even more embedded in the collective West’s war-waging.

AI Investment Mania Has Begun to Percolate Through the Economy, and the Fed Has Begun to Fret About the Effects

AI dominated the Fed’s meeting as a driver of “persistent inflationary pressures” and demand growth.

Greenspan Ran the Fed for 18 Years and Left an Economic Time Bomb

Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai: take a hard look at Greenspan’s misrule at the Fed and find more not to like than you might know about

Culture Is the Far Right’s Secret Weapon – and It’s Winning Over Some of Europe’s Most Educated Youth

EU officials seem aghast at the fact that many citizens, particularly the young, identify with national or local culture.

A Super El Niño Is Coming: 5 Hard‑Won Lessons the World Can Learn From Africa

Africa suffered in past super El Niño events and developed approaches to prevent and mitigate harm. Can rich countries learn?

The Day Trump and the Epstein Class Nearly Broke the FIFA World Cup

The US government’s contempt for the international rule of law now even extends to the world of football.

The Colorado River Crisis Is Reaching a Breaking Point

The power struggle over the Colorado River is a microcosm of coming water use fights which too often will feed wars.

The Spectacular Regrowth of New England’s Forests

The rebound of forests in the northeast U.S. is the “greatest forest recovery in the history of the world.” This is how it happened.