Category Archives: Guest Post

Russiagate Revived in Latest MI6 Operation Against Russia — A Spy Alone Is Spy Baloney

Russiagate fever reaches a new pitch with a new supposed spook-tells-all tale of Russia fixing the Brexit vote.

France’s Macron Government Is Trying to Criminalise Criticism of Officially Recommended or Mandated Medical Treatments

A new escalation in the war on what governments deem to be medical mis-, dis- and mal-information appears to be under way.

Israeli Siege Has Placed Gazans at Risk of Starvation − Prewar Policies Made Them Vulnerable in the First Place

The more you look at the genocidal actions of Israel, the more the clear its abject lack of morality becomes.

NYC Squeezing Migrants Out of Waiting Rooms, Effectively Forcing Them on to the Streets

NYC Mayor Adams wants to close overflow sites where migrants evicted from shelters sleep on the ground while waiting for a new cot

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/15/2024

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Bill Lerach on Litigating Corporate Wrongdoing: “The System Is Set Up to Defeat Deterrence”

The formidable and controversial former lawyer Bill Lerach explained in a recent interview why corporate misconduct is so deeply entrenched.

Links 2/15/2024

Inflation and Power

Why the Fed’s approach to inflation has the main effect of reducing labor bargaining power, which is seldom the real problem.

The U.S.’ Return to Its “Denial Oil” Strategy Is Critical

A perspective from Kurdistan on the US’ choices in the Middle East, with control over oil an open question.

From the History of Western War Crimes: The Dresden Massacre (February 1945)

On the Dresden firebombing and the established pattern of World War II victors to ignore their war crimes.

North Ignores ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global South

The risk of rolling financial/economic crises across much of the Global South is high and the pressures seem only to be rising.

Science We Can Use: Why Do Autoimmune Disorders Afflict Women More Often than Men?

A detailed look at a widely-discussed new paper on why autoimmune diseases afflict women much more often then men.

What Would Happen If Biden Stepped Aside?

The alternatives if Biden does not make it to the convention, the options are ugly.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2024

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GoFundMe Has Become a Health Care Utility

Increased reliance on GoFundMe for big medical bills (for those that can even raise money) confirms that the US medical system is predatory.