Republicans Are Pushing for Drastic Asylum Changes – an Immigration Law Scholar Breaks Down the Proposal
An update on the push and pull in DC over whether and how to change a key element of immigration law.
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Where Do Living Creatures Get Their Sense of Rhythm?
Weighing the evidence for the idea that humans are not alone in having rhythm.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/10/2024
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this Water Cooler is a little bit light, but I am commanded elsewhere. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Peaceful Dove, Sturt National Park–Mount Wood Homestead and Campground, Northwestern NSW, New South Wales, Australia * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as […]
Read more...Germany’s ‘Krisenmodus’ Has No End in Sight
German elites look to ban opposition party and switch out the chancellor without changing the policies that make him so unpopular – anything to keep up the fight against Russia.
Read more...Trump’s Arguments for Immunity Not as Hopeless as Some Claim
Even though Trump looks primed to lose his case on immunity from prosecution as president, his arguments aren’t baseless.
Read more...Fixing the Panama Canal
The impact of the reduction in Panama Canal capacity illustrates choices we will have to make. Some are more pro-survival than others
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/9/2024
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Read more...Thomas Friedman Is Wrong (Again) on Who Failed Peace in Israel/Palestine
US and Israeli policies sank any hope for a stable Palestinian state by intentionally sabotaging economic progress in the West Bank and Gaza.
Read more...UK Government Prepares to Launch Massive Attack On Financial Privacy, Targeting Benefits Claimants and State Pensioners
“George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984, published in 1949, raised the spectre of Big Brother. This nightmare has now been brought to reality by a Conservative government supposedly rolling back the state.”
Read more...Monsanto’s ‘Cancer Index’, an Alleged Conspiracy, and New PCB-Related Complaints
Monsanto is targeted for cancer liability via an alleged collusion with GE over indemnification for PCBs, including the use of a cancer index
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/8/2024
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Read more...Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
More on why you should not get a Medicare Advantage plan if at all possible.
Read more...Smoke and Mirrors in Serbia?
Protests since December elections have the government and some observers claiming the West is attempting another color revolution, but behind the scenes Serbian elites and the West enjoy an increasingly intertwined and beneficial relationship
Read more...As US Backs Gaza Genocide, ‘Grassroots Diplomats’ Rally Support for South Africa Case
Activists target U.N. missions, embassies, and consulates trying to rally support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel in the International Court of Justice.
Read more...The Billionaire Next Door Driving Up Housing Costs for Everyone
The rich are busy turning the 20th-century dream of owning your own home into the grubby 21st-century reality of renting your own home forever.
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