An American in Siberia Gives a Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions on Russia
An on-the-ground take on how Western sanctions are affecting ordinary Russians.
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Ukraine: How the Global Fertilizer Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
A detailed looks at fertilizer production and economics, and the impact the war in Ukraine migtht have on supplies.
Read more...White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain Kowtows before the Economic Club Of Washington
Ron Klain reports to his bosses.
Read more...Russia Sanctions Trade Shock: Fulfilling the Fears of Smoot-Hawley?
More on the possiblity of severe blowback from sanctions against Russia in the form of trade disruption.
Read more...Supreme Court Inches Towards Deciding Whether State Legislatures Can Draw Congressional Districts Largely Free of Court Oversight
The Supreme Court may rule to weaken oversight of Congressional redisctricting.
Read more...True Facts About Honeybees (and Why “Ecosystem Services” is a B.S. Tell)
DId you know that honeybees fall out of the air when the lights are turned off? I didn’t!
Read more...This Ironic World: Does Climate Hope Encourage Climate Inaction?
Why climate change hopium really is bad for you and all of us.
Read more...India Is Mulling Rupee-Ruble Payments System for Trade with Russia
India is mulling setting up rupee-ruble payment arrangements, to allow it to trade with Russia in spite of the sanctions regime.
Read more...This Ironic World: Does Climate Hope Encourage Climate Inaction?
Positive climate change stories give us hope. Does that hope spur indifference?
Read more...Sanders Welcomes End of Major League Lockout But Slams ‘Baseball Oligarchs’
Sanders calls out baseball oligarchs for major league lockout.
Read more...Plastic Watch: New UN Treaty Could Spur More Plastic Waste Lawsuits
New UN plastics treaty might provide the basis for plastic waste lawsuits in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
Read more...The CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
The CDC’s move triggered some of the same mixed feelings from the public that the poll uncovered and laid bare a split within the health care community.
Read more...Russia Sanctions Blowback Only Beginning: Globalization in the Crosshairs, Russian Retaliation Coming?
More on how sanctions against Russia are boomeranging.
Read more...NYC Courts Issue Rules To Ram Through Gun Cases, Under Political Pressure
A new “all hat, no cattle” gun trial plan shows how much Democrats want to look tought on crime without doing the heavy lifting to tackle it
Read more...WSJ: House Judiciary Bigwigs Ask Justice Department to Probe Amazon for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress
Key House Judiciary Committee members send letter asking AG Merrick Garland to launch probe of Amazon for possible criminal obstruction of Congress.
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