2:00PM Water Cooler 4/6/2023
š”ļø We are at 289 donors. 289 donors / goal of 375 = 77.07%.
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U.S. Interference in the Middle East ā 20 Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq ā Col. Larry Wilkerson
Col. Larry Wilkerson describes how the media barely covered the damage wrought by the U.S.-led ācoalition of the willingā in Iraq
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The GOP’s Big Bold Plan to Bring Back Child Labor
Back to the era of child labor? Paging Charles Dickens…
Read more...How Union Workers Are Fighting to Save Americaās Beleaguered Health Care System
Yves here. This post confirms something Lambert has highlighted in the context of elections: that nurses are one of the most effective union groups. Here they are combatting abusively low hospital staffing levels. Not only will this campaign help slow the decline of the quality of care, it should help slow the exodus of nurses, […]
Read more...Your Political Rivals Arenāt as Bad as You Think ā Hereās How Misunderstandings Amplify Hostility
Some ideas for how to dial down your political hostility.
Read more...U.S. Losing Influence As Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The US has managed to alienate Saudi Arabia, a one-time key ally.
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Read more...Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in āForever Chemicalsā?
“Forever chemicals” or PFAS, in your clothes? Some pointers on what to avoid.
Read more...First Russian Shipment of (Allegedly) Diesel Docks in Mexico Since G7 Plus-Imposed Price Cap, Stoking Controversy and Confusion
The ultimate irony: if the ship was indeed carry Russian diesel, it was probably able to skirt the G7’s price cap rules due to a cheeky little manouevre in Spain.
Read more...The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking
On the cultural and political factors that keep the war stokers in power in the US.
Read more...Links 4/3/2023
Danny Haiphong and Michael Hudson Discuss The Collapse of Antiquity, the Bank Panic,
Another tour de force by Michael Hudson on how debt dynamics create oligarcies, how the Fed stoked thebank crisis, and the multipolarity push.
Read more...KHN: $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. Weāre Tracking How Itās Spent.
Citizens struggle to track how states are using all the money health care executives paid for their get-out-of-jail cards after they killed or addicted millions.
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