Sanctions Now Weapons of Mass Starvation
US/allied sanctions against Russia have not achieved their objectives but are worsening economic stagnation, inflation and hunger worldwide.
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Giant Tech Firms Plan to Read Your Mind and Control Your Emotions. Can They Be Stopped?
Author and law professor Maurice Stucke explains why Big Tech practices are so dangerous and what’s really required to rein them in.
Read more...Gresham’s New Law – In War There Is No Law
Gresham as an introduction to some of the key financial players in Russia.
Read more...EU Continues to Try to Hurt Russia by Shooting Itself in the Foot
Amazement that the EU is engaging in yet more self harm to try to damage Russia.
Read more...A Sad Day in Kentucky: Judge Philip Shepherd Recuses Himself from Kentucky Retirement Systems Case
The big Wall Street defendants in the seemingly never-ending Mayberry v. KKR saga, over charges of breaches of fiduciary duty, fee grifting, and other bad behavior, got a big break due to a remarkably lame error by the presiding judge, Philip Shepherd. His being assigned to the case in 2017 was seen as offering some […]
Read more...NY Spurns Recycling Fairy, and Instead Considers New Extended Producer Responsibility Requirements
NY is poised to say no to plastics? Alas, no, but the state is mulling extended producer responsibility measures, to place the onus for waste management on plastics pushers rather than on consumers.
Read more...The War Nerd: NATO, A Memoir
NATO….how exactly did we get here?
Read more...Our Global Economic System Is Broken. Are We Headed for a Mass Revolt?
An increase in global hunger, combined with the rich getting even richer, would seem to set the stage for revolt. But is that in the cards?
Read more...Getting Out of the Rat Race: Is an “Age of Leisure and Abundance” Possible?
Why can’t we have nice things like leisure time?
Read more...Ro Khanna: ‘Freedom’ Has Been Hijacked by the Right. Let’s Take It Back
Is it too late for the left to redefine and own libertarian-possessed words like freedom?
Read more...The Danger of Underestimating Russia
If we keep insisting on sticking with our self-serving fantasies about Russia, we are only going to dig our hole deeper.
Read more...Why Is America Polarized? The Answer May Surprise You
America is divided against itself as never before. Some thoughts as to why.
Read more...The EU Needs More Than $1 Trillion for Plan to Ditch Russian Oil and Gas
The EU will have to make very large expenditures to end its depencence on Russian energy. But does it also have the organizational chops?
Read more...Reckoning With the Growing Demand for Long-Term Care
Long-term care needs for the elderly are growing. What to do?
Read more...New KKR Stunt in Neverending Kentucky Retirement Systems Litigation: Demanding Removal of Judge Philip Shepherd
KR is at it again! And of course, not in a good way.
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