Believe It or Not, There Was a Time When the US Government Built Beautiful Homes for Working-Class Americans to Deal With a Housing Crisis
For a short time, the U.S. government not only built houses, it constructed entire communities.
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Joker Geoeconomics and the Fight Over Global Ports
What are China’s options to prevent BlackRock-MSC/US takeover of 43 global ports? And how far will the US go to muscle its way out of its profitability crisis?
Read more...Abundance vs. Degrowth in a Time of Climate Catastrophe
While Trump’s Liberation Day policies might bring about accidental degrowth, Democrats embrace DOGE-style Abundance. Is there another way?
Read more...Accident or Attack? Explosion at Iran’s Busiest Commercial Port Will Reverberate Beyond Bandar Abbas Either Way
Explosion likely to exacerbate existing problems with the Iranian economy, which include high inflation that is hitting food prices particularly hard and weak economic growth due to sanctions
Read more...As Trump Administration Considers Retreat on Tariffs, Will It Resort to Usual US Fallback Option?
Washington’s focus on global chokepoints could see extra attention in wake of tariffs debacle.
Read more...The Dangerous Illusion of Climate Resilience
The latest floods, wildfires, and other disasters reveal the flaws of adaptation as the main response to climate change.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Return of the Robber Barons – Trump’s Inverted View of America’s Tariff History
Trump’s slash and burn tariff policy is to shrink government, gut regulation and sell off public assets to pay for his tax cuts on super rich
Read more...The Middle East Logistics Wars
The US pursues the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor while attempting to kill other logistics corridors involving China, Iran, and Russia.
Read more...Why Is the Trump Administration So Obsessed with Shipping Lanes?
The case that it’s about preparing for conflict with China.
Read more...Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising
Today’s Coffee Break: Research universities and science advances at risk, along with healthcare. And is AI for the artificially intelligent?
Read more...BRICS, Boers, and Preparing for Conflict With China in South Africa: Examining the US Pressure Campaign
In addition to Greenland and the Panama Canal, Washington is doubling down on efforts to “dominate” naval theaters in a conflict with China.
Read more...Who Is Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure?
An otherwise informative post about the extent and hazards of infrastructure sales misses who the real bad actors are.
Read more...NATO as the Fly in Russia’s Baltic Sea Soup
The West uses common, minor, and likely accidental damage to a few submarine cables to further militarize the Baltic Sea and harass the “shadow fleet.”
Read more...Actuaries and Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Risk ‘Planetary Insolvency’ as Power Struggles About How to Rebuild LA Begin
A new report shows a 50% GDP fall from 2070 to 2090 due to climate change. Los Angeles gives a taste of coming struggles about what to do.
Read more...America’s Infrastructure Crisis: Covid’s Role in a Ticking Time Bomb
How falling levels of infrastructure maintenance are somewhat, perhaps significantly, due to Covid deaths and disability.
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