Category Archives: Guest Post
Satyajit Das: The Economic Costs of Modern War
How economic, military and political costs and consequences are intersecting in the Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts
Read more...Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions
Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws.
Read more...Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier Has Accelerated
The timetable for the collapse of the Thwaites Glacier is collapsing, and why that matters.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/22/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics, Stefanik files ethics complaint against Merchan, Greenhalgh publishes ginormous, magisterial study, stomps anti-maskers and droplet dogmatists, “trust your immune system.” ~
Read more...Gresham’s Law Comes for Science
Science publication has become so corrupted that entire journals have been shut down over running fake research. How did we get here?
Read more...“Am I An Extremist? ”
How the UK is using the extremist label to act against people holding mainstream views. The US is not far behind.
Read more...Housing, Not Handcuffs
US policy towards the homeless becomes ever more mean-spirited, apparently to justify not dealing with the problem of unaffordable housing.
Read more...From the History of Israel−Palestine Conflict: The First Palestinian Intifada Against the State of Israel (1987−1993) and its Political Consequences
For those looking for the libretto to the Middle East version of Gotterdammerung, a compact retelling of the First Intifada.
Read more...Why Is It Taking So Painfully Long for Spain, Ireland and Other EU Countries to Recognise Palestinian Statehood?
“We have found ourselves in a situation where we feel the need to move forward unilaterally because the European response has been so weak.”
Read more...Trump Versus Biden: The Substantial Fall in Real Wages for Most Workers Under Biden
An important new paper contradicts Democratic pundits, showing that most workers lost in real wage terms under Biden
Read more...Coal Still Powers More U.S. Electricity Than Any Renewable Energy Source
Why coal’s share of US energy output has not fallen as far as the ecologically-minded had hoped.
Read more...Links 5/20/2024
Book Review: The Untapped Knowledge of Animals
In “The Internet of Animals,” Martin Wikelski highlights what insights humans can learn from creatures great and small.
Read more...Assassination Attempt on Slovak PM Highlights Dangers of Constant EU Demonization of Project Ukraine Opponents and Hypocrisy of ‘Misinformation’ Crackdown
Will there be any self reflection among mainstream media and Atlanticist politicians for relentlessly going after Slovakian PM for the crime of opposing Project Ukraine while also silencing counter arguments? Don’t hold your breath.
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