Category Archives: Guest Post

Yanis Varoufakis: My Berlin Speech on Palestine That German Police Entered the Venue to Ban

Germany sends the cops to shut down a conference on Palestine on trumped-up grounds. What next?

Greece Just Gave a Glimpse of How the EU’s “Voluntary” Digital ID Wallet Will Gradually Become Mandatory

The EU Commission has repeatedly stated that EU citizens will not face discrimination or exclusion for not using its new digital identity wallet. However, the Greek government just signaled its intent to do just that.

5 Things to Know About the Global Land Rush and How to Stop It

A recent conference in Colombia assessed the extent of land grabs and how to organize against them.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/11/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics, CDC’s Mandy Cohen says she doesn’t want aerosol scientists on her “team”, Biden ballot access, Trump at Chick-Fil-A, Taibbi on class ~

Links 4/11/2024

Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, March: Inflation Behaves Very Badly, Saga Far from Over

Ugly inflation in services drives up the 3-month “core CPI” for 7th month, to 4.5% annualized, worst in a year.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/10/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, two helpers, 1000 Boeing 787s could have potentially “catastrophic” manufacturing flaws, Civilization (the game) ~

Links 4/10/2024

On the Difficulty of Research in the Biomedical Sciences and Scientific Medicine

Why medical research is hard, and often path-dependent, which may not always be a good thing.

How Biden Can Win on the Economy: Stop Mass Layoffs

Why has Biden failed to add a clause to Federal contracts to protect workers from mass layoffs?

U.S.’s New Hopes in Iraq Are Dashed as It Signs Longest Ever Gas Deal With Iran

The US suffers yet another setback v. Iran.