Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 4/22/2022

The Russia-NATO Cyber War Is Escalating Fast

Fears are rising that the boundaries of the cyber war between Russia and NATO could soon spread beyond Europe.

China vs. West: New World Disorder

Joanna Chiu’s book, China Unbound, argues for engaging China to seriously address human rights, climate change, and economic development.

The Energy Transition Has A Major Metals Problem

Green energy requires significant amounts of metals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. Current supplies aren’t adequate.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/21/2022

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Minneapolis Teacher Strike Brought Unity, Victory and a Reminder of the Threats Facing Public Education in the U.S.

Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.

Links 4/21/2022

DOJ Files Perfunctory Appeal to Revive Travel Mask Mandate

The CDC, which requested the mask mandate appeal, said “an order….remains necessary for the public health.”

Lee Camp: NY Times Goes After Indie Journalists

Lee Camp calls out the New York Times’ many acts of malpractice, including the smearing of real journalists like Ben Norton.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/20/2022

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Beer and Spirits Have More Detrimental Effects on the Waistline and on Cardiovascular Disease Risk than Red or White Wine

More evidence that moderate wine drinking is not harmful and can confer some health benefits.

Climate Collapse & Adaptation

Is it possible to adapt to the inevitable like climate collapse? We do it all the time, and everyone living will do it at least once.

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite

How the Sri Lanka debt crisis was decades in the making.

Naive Questions About Russia’s War Economy

Russia is now debating alternatives for putting its economy on a war footing: nationalizations or keeping billionaire capitalism in place.