Category Archives: Politics

McCarthy Ouster, Senate Republican Opposition Bode Ill for 2023 Ukraine Funding

Ukraine funding, a big focus of the row over McCarthy’s speakership, is not getting any easier.

BRICS: An Anti-Imperialist Fantasy and Sub-Imperialist Reality? – Patrick Bond

A no-holds-barred critique of BRICS as mainly aspiring to participate in in current organizations, rather than a create new ones.

Ukraine’s Unraveling, the Funding Row, and Coalition Wobbles

Project Ukraine is having another bad week.

City Caught Flat-Footed on Flood as Deluge Dredges Up Past Lessons

New York City parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.

Ukraine Endgame Accelerates as Congress Denies Any Funding in Stopgap Bill and Fico Wins in Slovakia Vote

Project Ukraine is going wobbly.

Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?

Google is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick.

IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US

Sadly, famed short seller David Einhorn’s saying applies to US public health: “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse.”

Kick Start or Kick Over — Can The US Defeat Russia in the Lithium Battery War?

Russia’s substantial lithium reserves and very competitive production costs imply that Russia will soon become a critically important source.

$100 Oil Is Bad For The Economy (And For OPEC+)

$100 a barrel oil does not bode well for the economy in the US and even more so around the world. What might the political fallout be?

The State of Antitrust and the FTC’s Case Against Amazon

The FTC suit against Amazon argues the online giant coerced its online merchants. How does that map against antitrust law?

US Home Insurers Are Leaving Climate Risk Areas. We Need Affordable Housing Now

When the US housing crisis meets the looming insurance crisis, only government intervention will avert catastrophe.

Too Late to Not Nominate Biden

Biden’s refusal to step down assures chaotic outcomes. It is hard to see how he can win and hard to see how Trump would be permitted to win.

FCC Chair Confirms Plan to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules Eviscerated Under Trump

The much-delayed appointment of a new FCC chair sets up the agency to roll back an anti-internet-freedom rule change under Trump.

Original Sin: How the Weak Legal Foundations of NATO Make Negotiations With Russia Virtually Impossible

As if there weren’t already a boatload of impediments to a settlement of the Ukraine war, NATO’s inability to enter into treaties is a biggie