Yanis Varoufakis: What to Watch Out for in the Unfolding Palestinian Genocide
Yanis Varoufakis contends that even though Israel’s genocide in Gaza looks unstoppable, that the costs to Israel will keep rising.
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Americans’ Rage at Insurers Goes Beyond Health Coverage – The Author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ Points to 3 Reforms that Could Help
On the prevalence of claims processing fraud by insurers and what if anything can be done about it.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/8/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; LA Palisades Fire: This is fine; Trump’s pivot to the Northern Hemisphere; More weirdness with the Vegas Tesla explosion ~
Read more...Is a US-Türkiye Deal Involving the Kurds in the Works?
As Erdogan’s hand weakens and the US-Israel look towards Iran, signs point to Türkiye backing down.
Read more...Europe Races to Refill as Gas Reserves Dwindle
A look at another act of European self-destruction in the name of harming Russia, here on the gas supply front.
Read more...What Is a Democrat?
Where does a Democrat fit in the political food chain?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/7/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Trump to change “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America”; “FBI Is Still Hiding Details of Russiagate”: Aaron Maté; HPMV in China ~
Read more...What Has Happened to Our Grand Experiment, the Internet?
With AI threatening to crapify online life and even generate geopolitical chaos, Congress needs to reinstate the Office of Technology Policy
Read more...NYT Readies Terrain for Incoming Trump Administration’s Long-Telegraphed Intervention in Mexico
The media’s role in selling the next military adventure should never be underestimated, even in this media-skeptic age.
Read more...DOGE: Nations Aren’t Corporations and ‘Efficiency’ Means Austerity
Why DOGE, if implemented on the scale intended, will be a train wreck for the great majority of Americans.
Read more...Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
Another type of example of how health insurers screw patients.
Read more...How Is It That xAI’s (Naïve) Grok Does Not Reveal that xAI is a Public Benefit Corporation?
Lambert annotates a Grok transcript.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/6/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Read more...Who Benefits from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Contrary to plans, Ukraine war sanctions against Russia enriched many of Russia’s top businessmen, including those sanctioned personally.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Cracks in the Empire – Is the American Superpower Fading?
Michael Hudson provides a new, wide-ranging talk on the US hegemony-preservation efforts and what they mean for Europe, Russia, and BRICS.
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