An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Authors Jackson and Jensen argue that we need an acopalypse, as in a full recognition of conditions, to make radical envirnmental changes.
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Annual Services Inflation Rages at New Four-Decade High, Monthly Overall CPI Hottest Since June
Inflation is still very much with us….as if you didn’t know that.
Read more...Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution
An update on the debate on the role of slavery in Britain’s growth during the Industial Revolution.
Read more...Shining a Light on Canada’s Much-Ignored Role in Peru’s Internal Conflict
“Canada’s influence on mining is felt in Latin America more than in any other region of the world.” And its second most important market is Peru.
Read more...Understanding Money and the Dollar System: Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson at Geopolitical Hour
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai discuss the dollar regime and its prospects.
Read more...The Gold Standard
A primer on the gold standard, including a discussion of its implications.
Read more...Rose Marie Counts Wins “Classification Struggle” over Smile, Dental Work with HR Department of Pennsylvania Convenience Store Sheetz
Celebrating a victory for workers everywhere (and especially non-smilers).
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...Links 2/13/2023
Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?
An effort to deflate the hype over the probable loss of the war by Ukraine does not go far enough.
Read more...The Correlation Between Oil Prices And Inflation Isn’t Straightforward
More debate about the role of energy price increases in consumer inflation.
Read more...How Precision Scheduled Railroading at Norfolk Southern Caused a Toxic Vinyl Chloride Mushroom Cloud Over East Palestine, Ohio
I certainly hope Norfolk Southern’s owners are happy!
Read more...Links 2/12/2023
‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait
“[Healthcare] is a dysfunctional system that to my mind needs to be fundamentally changed to a Medicare for All system — but we ain’t gonna get it.”
Read more...ChatGPT Is a Data Privacy Nightmare. If You’ve Ever Posted Online, You Ought To Be Concerned
More reasons to regard ChatGPT as CheatGPT.
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