Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 5/23/2023

Could Argentina Be the Next Latin American Country to Dollarise Its Economy?

Against a backdrop of triple-digit inflation, severe drought and ever-rising economic uncertainty, the idea of abolishing the peso and adopting the US dollar gains ground.

The Debt Ceiling End-Game

So what can the Administration do, instead of blink, in the debt ceiling staredown?

Coalition Calls on IPCC to Reject Meat Industry Meddling in UN Climate Process

“We encourage the IPCC to… ensure that Big Agriculture and the global meat industry have no influence over future reports.”

Durham Report: The Republic We Didn’t Keep

The Durham Report and State Crimes Against Democracy

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/22/2023

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Links 5/22/2023

U.S. Shale Production Is Set For A Rapid Decline

Much tighter shale markets look baked in by year end. That would produce a lot of knock-on effects.

I’d Love to Go Long Masks, and… Maybe Someday! Tasks for the American Mask Manufacturers Association

Masking can become a social norm if masks become fashion items, but that can only happen if the mask industry adopts some standards.

Links 5/21/2023

Are US Prescription Drug Prices 10 Times Those of Other Nations? Only Sometimes

Misleading fact checking as a way to denigrate figures who regularly challenge the mainstream, here Bernie Sanders.

Could a Far-Right vs Centre-Left Showdown Be the Future of British Politics?

Amid global pressures, a centrist Labour government could face a far-right opposition, with no true reformists in sight

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/19/2023

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Senators Ramp Up 14th Amendment Pressure on Biden to Counter GOP Debt Ceiling Brinksmanship

Although the GOP created the debt ceiling, Democrats are culpable for neither challenging its Constitutionality nor using the platinum coin.

Links 5/19/2023