“Once the world’s courts establish such a precedent in Ukraine v. Russia (X), would-be strongmen might have to think twice before invading another country, knowing that wars of choice now come with a prohibitive price tag.?
Read more...Neo-liberal Emmanuel Macron endorsed capping CEO pay as part of the recent French presidential campaign. Is the concept of a maximum wage an idea whose time has come?
Read more...Yves here. Helmer gives interlocking updates, one of what can be inferred about the state of the war in Ukraine, the other on the prospects for Team Dem come November. Recall that Helmer was part of the Carter Administration, as so has some perspective. A couple of additions: Helmer provides evidence that Ukraine is regrouping […]
Read more...Some Covid news, not encouraging but not yet alarming.
Read more...We are glad to see confirmation that Gonzalo Lira is alive and are reposting his short-lived but important Bucha video.
Read more...Joanna Chiu’s book, China Unbound, argues for engaging China to seriously address human rights, climate change, and economic development.
Read more...Green energy requires significant amounts of metals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese. Current supplies aren’t adequate.
Read more...Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.
Read more...Even through the fog of the Ukraine war, it’s possible to discern some contours of the future emerging.
Read more...The CDC, which requested the mask mandate appeal, said “an order….remains necessary for the public health.”
Read more...Lee Camp calls out the New York Times’ many acts of malpractice, including the smearing of real journalists like Ben Norton.
Read more...Is it possible to adapt to the inevitable like climate collapse? We do it all the time, and everyone living will do it at least once.
Read more...More on why the CDC is beyond redemption.
Read more...NYC’s notorious cesspool masquearading as a jail, Rikers Island, has failed to implement mandated reforms, which may result in a Fed takeover
Read more...How the Sri Lanka debt crisis was decades in the making.
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