Nasrallah’s Speech Confirms that “MAD” Has Been Reached Between Israel-US & the Resistance Axis
Hebollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a fiery speech on the conflict in Gaza that fell short of a call for escalation…at least right now.
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Why Fossil Fuel Companies Can’t Leave Resources Stranded
A discussion of how fossil fuel companies’ imperatives and our legal regime preclude getting them to leave oil and gas in the ground.
Read more...Did People Die from Covid Because of the Power of Populist Politics?
The role of ideology in bad Covid science and its amplification.
Read more...Egypt Is Playing an Extremely High-Stakes Game in Gaza That Could End in Genocide
Egypt firmy restates its red line of not letting Gaza refugees decamp en mass into Sinai and suggests it would go to war with Israel if needed
Read more...Elongating the Fossil Fuel Era, One Trick at a Time
A mini-catalogue of strategies the fossil fuel industry is using to forestall the transition to other energy sources.
Read more...Even Rich Nations Now Worried About ISDS
Yves here. In the US, Public Citizen deserves a great deal of credit for turning policy-makers against the multinational-favoring, national-law-and-regulation-gutting “free trade agreement known as ISDS, or “investor state dispute settlement. These disputes are arbitrated by secret panels with no appeal and pro-corporate cronies acting as deciders. Public Citizen’s relentless digging got key bad facts […]
Read more...US Neocons Accidentally Act as Great Uniter in Caucasus
Attempts to use Armenia to destabilize Caucasus backfire spectacularly.
Read more...Iraq Moves Further Out of U.S.’s Influence With New Russia and China Deals
On Iraq’s preferential deal with China for oil output and projects.
Read more...The Dirty Secret Behind the Hydrogen Hype
Despite promises of opportunity and jobs, communities slated for hydrogen projects oppose these handouts for the fossil fuel industry
Read more...What Gives Israel the Right to Annihilate Gaza?
Suggesting that both sides are equally to blame in the conflict in Gaza is not a defensible position
Read more...More Upheaval in German Politics Over Ukraine War, Russia Sanctions and the Heavy Hand of the US
A new party on the left joins the far-right AfD in challenging Berlin’s subservience to Washington as public anger grows against current government.
Read more...Reports Expose US Billionaires and Corporate Profiteers Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
The Biden administration sells genocide as a stimulus for the US economy.
Read more...U.S. Eyes Tighter Sanctions On Iran’s Oil And Gas Exports
The US again plans to deploy its favorite weapon, sanctions, againt Iran. But will the US get the cooperation it expects?
Read more...How Much of the World Will the US Burn in the Transition to Multipolarity?
Beijing asked Washington numerous times to partner in the Belt and Road Initiative. Instead the US works against it.
Read more...Are We Having a Moral Panic Over Misinformation?
A sane look at the handwringing over today’s supposedly unique and dangerous misinformation.
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