Congressional Amendment Opens Floodgates for War Profiteers and a Major Ground War on Russia
In a massive exercise in looting, two Senators are pushing for massive buys of outdated weapons systems, with the Ukraine war as cover.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 11/14/2022
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Read more...Are Circumstances Now Aligned for Possible War in the Middle East?
With instability in Iran, a right-wing government in Israel and new Gulf alliances, the Middle East may be ripe for war
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Global Energy Crisis Looms Over UN Climate Summit – While Some Countries Race to Renewables, Others Plan More Natural Gas Production, But It Comes With Risks
The war in Ukraine casts a shadow over this year’s United Nations climate summit where officials from around the world are discussing the costs of climate change and how to cut emissions that remain near record highs.
Read more...Washington Attempts to Bully India into Cutting Ties with Russia
The US tries to coerce New Delhi into scaling back trade with Russia even if it hurts the Indian economy.
Read more...Wilkerson on Militarism and Regrets About Iraq War
On the cost of war, particularly the kind the US has no business fighting.
Read more...Book Review: The Surpisingly Imprecise History of Measurement
Why measurement is hard!
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/11/2022
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Read more...Repairing a Fractured World Economy?
Richard Kozul-Wright describes the current world economic disorder, and discusses possibilities and limits of effective regional responses
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US Farmers and Big Ag Corps Press Panic Button on Mexico’s Upcoming GMO Ban
As Mexico’s GMO ban looms ever larger, the US National Corn Growers Association is calling for the The U.S. Trade Representative to intervene, “before it is too late”.
Read more...Oil Executives Warn G7 Price Cap Could Lead To Stranded Tankers
The more you look at the G7 Russian oil price scheme, the worse it appears.
Read more...How Workers and Pro-Union Politicians Team Up for Fair Trade
The US gets out of bed to go after some illegal foreign trade subsidies. Sadly this sort of thing does not happen very often.
Read more...Homelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
Rising housing and medical costs meet fixed incomes to push older peope into desperation and homelessness.
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