Michael Hudson: Agricultural Imperialism in the EU
How the US has used control over the supply of key agricultural commodities to defend its hegemony.
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Sixteen Dad Jokes in Honor of Father’s Day (with Zeisgeistiana)
What will a future Zeitgeist historian think?
Read more...Links 6/16/2024
French Snap Elections: ‘Cohabitation’ Could Reshuffle the Cards Between President and Prime Minister
What are the practical consequences if French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc fares poorly in the upcoming snap elections?
Read more...Michael Hudson: US Cryptocurrency as an Offshore Banking Center
Yet another cryptocurrency scheme, here for its major use case, tax evasion. But for a good cause, the US dollar!
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/14/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; new Covid charts: stay safe out there; Kamala!; sleep and memory ~
Read more...“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans
Some updates on long Covid make for an indictment of US public health. Not that that should come as a surprise.
Read more...Links 6/14/2024
Milei’s Latest Plan to Embroil Argentina in Ukraine Conflict Involves Sending Five French Fighter Jets That Cannot Fly
Milei’s government appears to be determined to turn Argentina into the first Latin American country to send weapons to Ukraine.
Read more...Biofuels Manufacturing Found To Be a Significant Source of Hazardous Air Pollution
Biofuels plants emit serious nasties like formaldehyde.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Electoral college moves toward Trump (slightly); Hillary Clinton services AIPAC; CDC publishes tweet with upside down mask; mushrooms and citizen science ~
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Corporate Landlords’ Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Fees
Cheerleading about a flat CPI ignores the housing, with tenants generally and the ones with corporate landlords not getting relief
Read more...Heatwaves Ripple into the Financial System
Heat stress affects the financial system by increasing defaults and producing tighter lending terms to others in the same area.
Read more...New York Cannabis Program Becomes Field Day for Private Equity Exploitation, Including Predatory Loans, Overpriced Leases to Store Owners
Staffers red-flagged inflated costs and default risks for startup cannabis retailers —to be ignored by officials keen to get money flowing
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