Category Archives: Guest Post

Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance

Why health insurance schemes, both private insurance and society-wide programs, are more costly than and inferor to government funding.

Links 8/2/2023

Two Overlapping Takes on Inflation

MMT backer Richard Murphy and London finance organ City A.M. have surprisingly simliar views on the causes of inflation but differ on remedies

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/1/2023

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The World’s Most Indebted Oil Company, Pemex, Is in Serious Trouble (Or So We Are Told)

At the beginning of July, the AMLO government’s biggest bet on energy self-sufficiency — the Dos Bocas refinery in Tabasco — began processing crude oil. But since then, things have not gone according to plan.

Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care

On medical fraud: what you can do to prevent it and respond when it happens.

Project NextGen: Biden Administration Doubles Down on Vax-Only, Boosts Profit over Public Health

Ka-ching.

Links 7/31/2023

Explaining China’s & India’s Reported Differences Over Expanding BRICS

Quelle surprise! China and India have different economic interests, which means they have diverging visions for BRICS development.

The Latest on Covid, Cognitive Impairment, and Social Cognition (“Theory of Mind”)

A sociopathic elite is one thing, that we’re used to; but a sociopathic elite with brain damage is quite another.

Links 7/30/2023

NATO Failed in Ukraine Against Russia. Now It’s Targeting China

NATO is trying to extricte itself from Ukraine. But will the US play ball?

Why the GOP Is Trying to Take Credit for Union Workers’ Infrastructure Victory

The feckless Dems get no respect, even on the rare occasions when they do the right thing, as with a recent infrastructure bill.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/28/2023

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