Mission Accomplished: “Super Mario” Draghi’s Legacy and the Italian Election
Turnout in Italy’s election was the lowest since WWII as voters lose faith in a system unable to reverse a declining standard of living.
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A Review of Barbara Tuchman’s “The March of Folly”
Tuchman believes that folly is “timeless and universal.” Much as I enjoy her work, I don’t.
Read more...How Ashish Jha and Rochelle Walensky of Newton, MA Protect Their Children from Covid (But not Yours)
But Jha and Walensky aren’t the only residents of Newton, thank heavens.
Read more...Michael Hudson Discusses Debt, Financial Surveillance, the Fed and More With Ralph Nader
Michael Hudson has a wide-ranging talk with Ralph Nader.
Read more...Russian Partial Mobilization: And Then There Were None
Two Russian militarty experts comment on the partial mobilization and what might come next.
Read more...Is ‘Seize Now, Sort It Later’ Itself an Assault on Liberty?
In a novelist’s world, there’d be two attacks on liberty, and the public would be led to see one of them.
Read more...Free Market Genocides: The Real History of Trade
How so-called free trade has often brought large scale death, sometimes by design.
Read more...Further Thoughts on Russian Partial Mobilization and Next Steps
Additonal speculation about the Putin speech, the Russian partial moblization, and what might happen next.
Read more...Kentucky Retirement Systems Lawsuit Targets New York Fixer Regina Calcaterra for Alleged Bid Fixing
What passes for the elite in this country is normally immune from prosecution or even career harm if they follow their monetary interests: curry favor with the right people, never cross anyone important unless the potential payoff is worth it. Morals be damned. We may have the gratifying spectacle of someone who openly, as in […]
Read more...U.S. Senators Propose Secondary Sanctions On Russian Oil
Some US senators are pushing what looks like another sanctions own goal…..assuming it gets done.
Read more...Text of Putin Speech Announcing Partial Mobilization
Putin announced that Russia is escalating its commitment to the conflict in Ukraine.
Read more...Peace Activists Hit the Streets From D.C. to San Francisco Seeking End to Ukraine War
Finally some in America are willing to speak out against the financial and human costs of the Ukraine conflict and urge neogitations.
Read more...Biden Again Indicates that US Will Defend Taiwan ‘Militarily’ – Does This Constitute a Change in Policy?
A look at how the US likes to present its role in the escalating conflict over Taiwan.
Read more...New USPS Delivery Network: Radically Cutting Rural Service, Headcount; Likely to Further Slow Delivery
The gutting of USPS is accelerating. A step backwards for what passes as American civilization.
Read more...Pope Francis Endorses “Moral” Arms for Ukraine
Pope Francis’ recent statement that providing weapons to Ukraine can be a moral decision puts him at odds with his own pronouncements on war over the years and with a large chunk of the population of the Global South, now the population center for the Catholic Church.
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