First Year of Javier Milei’s Economic “Miracle”: Plunging Inflation, Surging Poverty, Rising Inequality and Slumping Industry
“The deep chainsaw is coming” in the second year.
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“Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICS”
More on how much and what kind of influence BRICS might wield when it grows up.
Read more...A Heart Attack and Stroke Drug That Saves Lives Exists—But American Patients May Be Left Behind by Profit-Driven Healthcare
An example of medical industry inertia and profit priorities thwarting better treatments, here new clot-busters for heart attacks and strokes
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Trump: Time’s “Person of the Year”; Why Ernst changed her mind on Hegseth (some speculation); Thumbs down on UCLA’s AI-designed textbook cover ~
Read more...Warren Bill Would Stop Companies From Placing Shareholder Paydays Over Worker Rights
Warren revives a bill intended to put shareholder obligations in their proper place: at the bottom.
Read more...“Russia Dodged a Bullet by Wisely Choosing Not To Ally With the Now-Defeated Resistance Axis”
Another post-mortem on Syria’s collapse, here on the Russia-Axis of Resistance non-relationship.
Read more...Unveiling the Antarctic ‘Plastisphere’, a Unique and Potentially Hazardous New Ecosystem – New Research
On the growth of a plastisphere in the Antarctic.
Read more...The Increasing Cost of Buying American
Looking at the costs versus purported benefits of programs that require or encourage Federal agencies to purchase American products.
Read more...Links 12/11/2024
Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War?
Ankara burns bridges with Beijing and Moscow and is now stuck with Syrian albatross around the neck as emboldened Turkish imperialists eye future conquests.
Read more...In the Trump Administration Crosshairs: Cell Phone Radiation
In 2020, RFK Jr.’s nonprofit sued the FCC over 5G cell phone radiation safety. As HHS secretary, he’d have the power to upend the tech.
Read more...Should the NYC Council Revisit Airbnb Restrictions? Rival City Hall Rallies Fight it Out.
The fight between AirBnB and tenants in New York City enters a new chapter as the city considers relaxing its short-term rental ban.
Read more...“The Next Crash Could Be Much Bigger Than the Last Two”
Rentierism in housing in the UK has reached what looks like nose-bleed, self-correcting, and thus potentially crash-inducing levels.
Read more...Rob Urie: Politics by Other Means, Health Insurance Industry Edition
A look at the context of the government-supported health insurance industry practices that triggered the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Thompson.
Read more...Good News & Bad News in UK: Cash Use Continues to Rebound As Government Unveils Digital ID Plans for “Pubs and Clubs”
What is the scandal-tarnished Japanese tech giant Fujitsu doing running the government’s digital Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)?
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