Food Rescue Grows in Response to Federal Funding Cuts
Food rescue, charities that use excess from wholesalers, provide free groceries to those in need as Federal programs cut support.
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Less Than Four Months After Joint IMF-World Bank Bailout and Lifting of Currency Controls, Argentina Is Back in Crisis Mode
“The IMF’s maximum credit to Argentina… is projected to reach 1,352% of the country’s quota in 2026. This would be the Fund’s largest exposure in absolute terms in its history.”
Read more...Economists Wake Up to West’s Trade and Technology Dependence on China
Useful data on and discussion of China’s dominance of inputs and technologies essential to the West.
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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Cranes Are Flying (1957) Run Time: 1H 36M
The Cranes are Flying is a movie about a young Russian couple on the brink of World War 2.
Read more...Europe’s Energy Future Hinges on Global Powers
The EU’s energy transition goals (and so much else) are becoming increasingly reliant on trade and tariff policies from the US and China.
Read more...Michael Hudson: From Babylon to Wall Street – How Bankers Make You Poor
A wide-ranging historical discussion with Michael Hudson, tracing the destructive rise the power of lenders from ancient times to today.
Read more...The Hidden Ways Heat Threatens Pets, Children, and Older Adults
Heat risks are rising along with global temperatures. Some warning signs in vulnerable groups, including those who take certain medications
Read more...As Tariffs Bite and Jobs Stall, New Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living
As Trump’s new tariffs are about to squeeze American wallets even harder, a new tool helps keep track of the damage.
Read more...Quelle Surprise: UK’s Online Age Verification Law Triggers Explosion in Demand for VPNs
It looks like we were right: online age verification is being used as a Trojan horse for the mass rollout of digital identity systems.
Read more...Chronically Ill? In RFK Jr.’s View, It Might Be Your Own Fault
RFK, Jr.’s policy views confirm that he hates the poors.
Read more...Trump Is Hellbent on Derailing India’s Rise as a Great Power
Is there some logic to Trump’s 25% tariff threat against India, or is this just more pique over his limited influence?
Read more...Consumers Are Footing the Bill for AI’s Insatiable Appetite for Energy
The energy cost of AI is probaby vastly higher than you realized, and will be showing up soon in your power bills.
Read more...Long-COVID, Viruses and ‘Zombie’ Cells: New Research Looks for Links to Chronic Fatigue and Brain Fog
A theory of what might cause the many symptoms of Long Covid, which if proven further, should help in developing treatments
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