Category Archives: Politics

Pentagon Blasted for ‘Unacceptable Failure’ to Reckon With Civilian Casualties

The United States has not lived up to its legal and moral commitments or its own stated policies to protect civilian lives.

The US Biofuel Mandate Helps Farmers, but Does Little for Energy Security and Harms the Environment

Why biofuel is a scam, except perhaps as a subsidy to Big Ag.

The Case of Igor Tarakanov Who Shot Down MH17 Before Shooting Himself in the Foot

Flight MH17 is baack…under some pretty dodgy-looking premises.

Profiting from the Carbon Offset Distraction

Carbon offset markets allow the rich to emit as financial intermediaries profit and undermine efforts to cut greenhouse gasses.

Congress ‘Asleep at the Switch’ as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare

Call or write your Congresscritters to amplify the >1,500 physicians who warn that “direct contracting” threatens “Medicare as we know it.”

Foreclosure Looms for Homeowners Who Thought They’d Won, Thanks to Top New York Court Ruling

Foreclosure suits from the financial crisis era get a new life thanks to a ruling by a conflicted New York judge.

Vaccine Politics Not Working to Biden Administration Advantage

Omicron and vaccine hesitant essential workers are undermining Biden’s vaccine-fixated Covid strategy.

Fifty Coral Reefs Selected as ‘Arks’ to Survive Climate Crisis

Australian scientists employ modern portfolio theory to target conservation priorities and generate a list of fifty priority coral reefs.

The Campaign to Protect Christmas Profits from Omicron

Omicron updates along with some of the considerable noise.

The Geopolitical Game That Could Transform Gas Markets

Will Turkey’s economic straits prime a big multi-country gas deal?

Ohio Jury Finds Three Pharmacy Chains Liable in Opioids Trial; Judge to Decide on Damages Award in Spring

This is the first opioids jury verdict yet handed down; thousands of opioids cases remain pending.

African Marine Rules Favour Big Industry, Leaving Small-Scale Fishers in the Lurch

European waters are not the only fisheries battleground. In Africa, conflict pits artisanal fishers against industrial forces.