Category Archives: Guest Post

Biodiversity Plummets, Posing Grave Global Threat

Three years in the making, comprehensive UN report on declining biodiversity identifies this trend as a major threat to continued survival.

Links 3/25/18

Who Will Stop the US-Russia Arms Race?

Real News Network interview with Professor Stephen F. Cohen on the insane arms race between the United States and Russia, which leaders from both parties are doing their utmost to stoke.

The Euro Area’s Deepening Political Divide

The Euro is creating new fault lines. Eurozone leaders need to give greater priority to national interests, particularly of economic “losers”.

Surveillance is the DNA of the Platform Economy

The outcry over Facebook and Cambridge Analytica conveniently ignores the real issues: the pervasiveness of surveillance and the need to insist on stronger privacy rights.

Gaius Publius: Despite Officially Hating Trump, Democrats Like a Lot of What He Does

Yet another example of the Democrats’ hypocrisy.

Global C02 Emissions Rise for the First Time in 3 Years

Bad news on the carbon emissions front.

Was Carillion’s Collapse the Beginning of the End for the UK’s Outsourcers?

Two large British outsourcers are also on the verge of collapse, and the vultures are circling.

Humanity’s Meat and Dairy Intake Must Be Cut in Half by 2050 to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change

An update on meat consumption as an environmental hazard.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/21/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: Illinois results, the suburbs, Facebook data crisis, demographics, architectural billings, Grenfell Tower, complexity, free-range parenting, Yahoo

Germany’s Pivot From Russian Gas Will Be Costly

Why Germany’s plans to hurt Russia via its gas exports may not go all that far.

Andrew Bacevich Shellacks the New York Times’ Usefully Idiotic Coverage of America’s Never-Ending Wars

A well-argued dressing down of the New York Times for its less than illuminating reporting on America’s military adventurism.

Wolf Richter: Then Why Is Anyone STILL on Facebook?

If you’ve created an account, you can never escape Facebook. But you can at least stop making things worse for yourself.