The Only Crypto Story You Need? A Response to Matt Levine’s The Crypto Story
A wide-ranging discussion of why defenses of crypto don’t stand up to scrutiny.
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The Stavka Memorandum: Russia Means Military Power Plus Diselectrification of the Ukraine (“Stormy and Prolonged Applause”)
John Helmer describes how Russia is identifying electricity grid targets, as well as current ideas for creating a demilitarized zone.
Read more...What “Our Democracy” Should Look Like When Voting: Reader Reactions and Updates
The “simple plan” revised according to (some) readers’ suggestions
Read more...Links 11/20/2022
Successful Tool-Lending Libraries Force Us to Rethink What the Public Is Willing to Share
Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and devices and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
Read more...With COP Gridlocked, Critics Blast ’27 Years of Obstructionism, Delay, and Greenwashing’
One activist on the COP’s underwhelming performance: “Once again we are seeing rich countries trying to evade their responsibility.”
Read more...Tom Ferguson: Worker’s Wages & Leverage are the Real Targets
Why did Corporate Democrats “cede” the economic argument? Are they really fighting inflation or trying to weaken workers’ bargaining power?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/18/2022
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Read more...You’re Living in a World Wrought by Central Banks. Notice Anything Wrong?
Nomi Prins warns that central banks’ strategies are destroying the real economy, worsening inequality, and creating societal chaos.
Read more...Links 11/18/2022
The G20 Just Agreed to “Build on the Success” (Sic) of Digital COVID-19 Certificates for Future Pandemics
Even as divisions rise in the world, the governments of the world’s largest economies appear to be on a strikingly similar page when it comes to rolling out digital health certificates, digital identity schemes and central bank digital currencies.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/17/2022
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Read more...Where’s the Contagion from the Crypto Implosion?
Why, if you aren’t in crypto, you can watch the meltdown in comparative comfort.
Read more...Links 11/17/2022
U.S. Diesel Inventories Hit Historic Lows At The Worst Possible Time
The diesel squeeze is getting worse, but it is still not clear how actute it might become.
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