Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle
Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism
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Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions of BRICS
Russia is dialing down expectations for big BRICS developments at a late August summit.
Read more...The Bizarre and Widely Disparaged Fitch Downgrade of US Government Debt to AA+
The financial press and Mr. Market shrugged off the Fitch downgrade of US government debt from AAA to AA+. Why?
Read more...Gonzalo Lira Reports Torture in Ukraine Prison, Extortion, Inevitable Conviction with Sentence of 5 to 8 Years in Labor Camp
Gonzalo Lira is alive after being tortured in prison. He is tryng to flee Urkaine, witih tacit approval of the authorities. Wish him luck.
Read more...Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral
Some badly-needed naming and shaming of soi-disant influencers who ran undisclosed advertorials for dirty energy companies
Read more...Hunter Biden Plea Deal Collapse: Dirty, Desperate Dealings in Delaware
Hunter Biden seems to have quite the affinity for hot water. Judge Noreika has sent his irregular plea deal back to the drawing board.
Read more...Decades of Public Messages about Recycling in the US Have Crowded Out More Sustainable Ways to Manage Waste
Why trying to tackle trash with recycling is too little, too late.
Read more...Rage, Neoliberalism, and Phone Trees
How neoliberalism is contributing to the collective sour mood.
Read more...Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
Gas-linked companies’ attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe.
Read more...“Links for a Fourth of July”
Some links from Thomas Neuburger loosely related to the theme of the Fourth of July. Be sure to check ou the one on WhatsApp.
Read more...Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame It on Independence Day
How corporate interests created Americanization Day, later Independence Day, to counter the rising labor movement.
Read more...Twitter’s Lost Weekend (“Something Went Wrong”)
A lively weekend on the Twitter!
Read more...The Candidacy and Claims of RFK Jr.
Economist Rajiv Sethi has a look at RFK, Jr.’s election prospects and thinks mainstream experts are underestimating him.
Read more...Correcting the Record on the Origin Story of Beowulf’s Trillion Dollar Coin
What it says on the tin, or rather the platinum.
Read more...The Unsung Heroes of the “Children Lost in the Amazon” Story: Amazonia’s Gardeners
What did the lost children eat during their 40 days? And who planted it?
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