‘Israel Has Succeeded in Killing Me’: Journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif’s Last Words
An Israeli air strike killed Palestinian journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif and four Al Jazeera colleagues.
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On the United States’ “Imminent” Military Intervention Against Mexico
The Trump administration’s latest escalatory threat comes just days after Rolling Stone reported on a secret drug trafficking cartel operating out of Fort Bragg.
Read more...What Is Happening to the Dollar as a Safe Haven?
Why the speed of the dollar’s demise seems to be a tad over-anticipated.
Read more...Beyond Carbon: The Overlooked Health Benefits of Fuel Taxation
Eco-taxes to reduce fuel emissions not only lower CO2 levels, but also reduce pollution, helping poor neighborhoods the most.
Read more...The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Daughter Of Horror (1957) Run Time: 56m
Daughter of Horror is a movie about a young woman’s horrific journey through psychosis…or is it real?
Read more...Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City
In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in a visionary blend of the past and the possible.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Europe’s Surrender
Michael Hudson returns to current events in an interview with Nima, focusing on what the Trump tariffs deals mean for Europe, the US and BRICS
Read more...Alfred McCoy: Controlling the ‘World Island’
More on Alfred McCoy re how how H.J. Mckinder’s “world island” has shaped Western strategic thinking, here with respect to the Pacific
Read more...As the Colorado River Slowly Dries Up, States Angle for Influence Over Future Water Rights
The wrangling over who gets what out of the Colorado Rivers is one of many escalating fights over ever more scarce water.
Read more...Demand for Cash In Euro Area Is Rebounding Just As ECB Prepares to Launch Digital Euro
The ECB insists that cash’s role will be protected once the digital euro goes live. But can its word be trusted?
Read more...‘Disaster in the Making’: Trump to Open 401(k)s to Crypto, Private Equity Vultures
“Stuffing private equity, crypto…. into 401(k)s is about propping up scams and bailing out an industry that’s run out of buyers”
Read more...The China Shock Hits Germany
How China was hollowing out Germany’s manufacturers before the loss of cheap Russian energy made matters worse.
Read more...Questioning the Corporation
A review of the development and current undue power of corporations provides insightful history but goes off the rails on some current issues.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Book Essay – Understanding Iran
A look at modern Iran’s grand strategy and the danger of continued Western underestimation.
Read more...How States Are Placing Restrictions on AI in the Absence of Strong Federal Regulation
Yves here. On the one hand, it is gratifying to see that some curbs are being put on AI, even if in a piecemeal fashion by states. Restrictions on AI use in medicine, for instance, will tend to have broader impact since most providers are national and will find it too costly to run a […]
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