Category Archives: Politics

Endgame Taiwan? US Plans Further China Eyepoking with Planned Military Transit of the Taiwan Strait

China and the US are making threat displays over Taiwan. Lovely.

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-One: Uber’s Legitimate Cumulative Losses Top $32 Billion; P&L Improvements Driven by Much Higher Fares and Multi-Billion Dollar Transfers From Drivers to Shareholders

Even big fare hikes and cuts to driver pay have failed to produce profits at Uber. And these pricing changes are not likely to be sustainable.

Inside the Democrats’ Climate Deal with the Devil

The new climate package furthers the US’ most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars.

Italian Technocrats Allow the Right to Weaponize Democracy

Why the Italian right looks set to go from strength to strength.

The Dying American Southwest

Will people abandon the American Southwest or fight like hell to keep it?

German Chancellor: Germany Could Keep Nuclear Power Plants Operating After All

A sign of German energy tsuris: Chancellor Scholz suggests reviving nuclear power, in opposition to earlier recommendations by key ministries.

Think the Financial Crisis Is Over? Mortgage Servicers Still Abusing Borrowers For 10+ Years, Thanks to Lax Fannie/Freddie Oversight

Mortgage servicers are torturing borrowers who have been unable to pay for over a decade. All they are doing now is ripping off governments.

Why It’s Essential for Congress to Reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance

Workers attest that the Trade Adjustment Assistance has helped them move into new careers when employers offshore jobs. Will it be cut?

Yanis Varoufakis: Inflation as a Political Power Play Gone Wrong

Looking at inflation through a class warfare lens.

Michael Hudson: American Diplomacy as a Tragic Drama

American policies have become astonishingly obvious about not simply putting the US first, but also exploiting supposed partners to do so.

Xi and Biden Talk Past Each Other in Over 2 Hour Phone Call

The Xi-Biden call confirmed that despite keeping communications lines open, the two superpowers are at an impasse.

The Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight: Western Leaders Bungle Russia Gas Supply, Barmy Oil Price Cap, and Appear Unable Even to Line Up Meetings

The harder you look at Western scheming against Russia (and China) the worse it appears.

Left in the Dark: The Families Struggling to Survive Fuel Poverty

The future many in the UK and Europe will suffer this winter: having to choose between food and fuel.

Biden’s Climate Emergency: Will He Declare It?

Biden has put the idea of using the National Emergency Act to declare a climate emergency in play. What are its odds of happening?

One China Eyepoking Too Far: Biden Signals US Not Backing Down on Pelosi Taiwan Visit as China Promises Military Response

Taiwan is becoming yet another case study in advanced imperial decline. Too bad the world is along for the ride.