“Eight Reasons Why Now is a Good Time for a Ukraine Ceasefire and Peace Talks”
Activists make a passionate case for peace in Ukraine. But the principals are not even remotely on board.
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Ukraine Armistice – How the Ukraine Demilitarized Zone of 2023 Will Separate the Armies Like the Korean DMZ of 1953
Russian military experts speculate that the end game for Ukraine is coming in the form of a DMZ. But is even that adequate?
Read more...Europe’s Wind Energy Industry Has Hit A Rough Patch
Major wind turbine makers are reporting massive losses and laying off swaths of employees due to supply chain snarls and other missteps.
Read more...Two Ways of Looking at a Blue Bird: What’s Really Going on at Twitter?
Twitter’s upcoming stress test at the World Cup, Twitter’s software, and the players in the Twitter drama.
Read more...The Stavka Memorandum: Russia Means Military Power Plus Diselectrification of the Ukraine (“Stormy and Prolonged Applause”)
John Helmer describes how Russia is identifying electricity grid targets, as well as current ideas for creating a demilitarized zone.
Read more...Successful Tool-Lending Libraries Force Us to Rethink What the Public Is Willing to Share
Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and devices and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
Read more...Russia Launches New Electrical Grid/Infrastructure Strikes in Ukraine
Russia launched a new round of infrastructure attacks on Urkaine, but so far it looks more selective than yesterday’s massive blows.
Read more...U.S. to Announce Plan for Private Companies to Fund International Renewable Energy Transition
Yet more proof that the US is far more inteested in green energy profiteering than doing the hard work to reduce the pace of climate change.
Read more...Real Progressives Live with Michael Hudson: The Destiny of Civilization
Michael Hudson explains how financial capitalism won the struggle with industrial capitalism and gave rentiers the upper hand.
Read more...#Musk + #Twitter, Liberal Democrat Aghastitude, and Social Capital on Social Media
Is Twitter really a hellscape of hate and bigotry? And what will happen to Twitter now that Musk has taken it over?
Read more...The Destiny of Civilization: An Interview with Michael Hudson on Economic Development, Rentierism, Debt, China
Another tour de force with Michael Hudson, covering development, rentierism, economic narratives, debt dynamics, and the rise of China.
Read more...Has Russia Already Pwnd Ukraine?
What if Russia is the only country that can get Ukraine back on its feet in any reasonable time frame?
Read more...Reader Sanity Check: Erosion of the Skilled Trades?
America is rotting from the top, witness the arrogance and incompetence of our elites. But are we also faling short on skilled workmen?
Read more...Electro-Shock Therapy for Slow Learners in the Ukraine Electric War (Part III)
Russia launches another high-intensity attack on Ukraine’s electric grid, and John Helmer continues his analysis of Russia’s strategy.
Read more...Energy Loss Is Single Biggest Component of Today’s Electricity System
A comparison of efficiency of electrical sources shows renewables come out markedly ahead.
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