Michael Hudson Discusses Financialization, Rentierism, and Other Favorite Topics with Jessi Ora of Swedish Positiva Pengar Group
Michael Hudson gives another wide-ranging, tour de force interview. Enjoy!
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Links 7/12/2021
‘Wake Up Call’: Rapidly Thawing Permafrost Threatens Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Thawing permafrost is undermining the supports that hold up an elevated section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, putting in danger the structural integrity of one of the world’s largest oil pipelines.
Read more...Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: When Innovation Fails, or Rather Works Too Well
The opioid crisis provides a deadly example of why innovation often is simply a new-fangled form of predation.
Read more...Purdue Bankruptcy Plan Moves Closer to Approval: Sacklers Would Make Out Well and Preserve Much of the Family Fortune, Despite the Opioids Crisis
Last week fifteen states dropped opposition to Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy exit plan, making it likely the plan will be approved when it comes before a federal bankruptcy judge in August.
Read more...Links 7/11/2021
Drugmakers’ Spending on Stock, Dividends and Executive Pay Exceeds Research, Democrats Say
The largest drug companies are far more interested in enriching themselves and investors than in developing new drugs, according to a House committee report released Thursday
Read more...Links 7/10/2021
New York City Subway Flooding Demonstrates Transit System Vulnerability to Climate Change
More frequent and severe New York City subway floods demonstrate how climate change is crippling critical infrastructure.
Read more...Book Review: The History of Animal-Based Medicine in China
Even critics of animal-based potions in China don’t understand its origins….which means they may be easier to contain than is now assumed.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/9/2021
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Read more...Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Court – but the Fight Might Be Worth More Than a Win
Trump is back for another misguided, erm, quixotic fight. Could he still score points?
Read more...Links 7/9/2021
The Future of Alzheimer’s Pharmaceutical Aducanumab – as a Medicine and as a Financial Product – What Happens Now?
The more you look at aducanumab, both the dubious FDA approval and the thin odds that it will perform medically, the less there is to like.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/8/2021
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