Category Archives: Guest Post

Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate – Here’s Why

Why arctic greening is yet another feel-good idea that does not pan out in practice.

“Dollar Hegemony Ended Last Wednesday”: Michael Hudson Interviewed by Margaret Flowers on Clearing the Fog

Michael Hudson continues to discuss how Western sanctions are undermining the central role of the dollar in US economic dominance.

Under the Sea, a Hidden Climate Variable: Thawing Permafrost

Carefully mapping the changing topology of the Arctic Ocean floor, scientists are racing to study submarine permafrost.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/29/2022

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War or Peace, Barbarism or Hope: War Threatens World with Stagflation

A short hisory of stagflation and why it’s a pressing risk now.

US-Mexico Relations Hit New Low Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Mexico’s position of neutrality over the Russia-Ukraine conflict provokes backlash from Washington.

NATO-Russia Proxy War – Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Michael Hudson

Michael Hudson continues his political and financial analysis of the war in Ukraine.

US Natural Gas Production and LNG Exports Amid Urgent Demand for LNG from Europe

Europe will compete with the biggest buyers of US LNG: South Korea, China, Japan, Brazil. But Mexico bought more than all four combined.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2022

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread !~

The Covid Data Is Making Me Queasy, and CDC Changes and Reform Proposals Aren’t Helping Me Any

The CDC is flying blind. And so are we….

Conflict, Empires, and Political Trust

Conflict victimisation in WWII left a negative imprint on levels of political trust throughout Europe and Central Asia that has persisted over generations.

Rationing Looms As Diesel Crisis Goes Global

Diesel shortages are on the way to becoming so serious that they’ll first create inflation and then slow demand.

A Round-Up of Anti-Covid Nasal Spray Vaccine and Treatment Research

Encouraging news on the nasal spray vaccine front!

Links 3/27/2022

The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests

Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the oil and gas that enabled this conflict.