WTO 12th Ministerial Conference Continues Sorry Record of Anti-Worker, Anti-Developing Economy Policies
After pretenses that it might be more solicitous towards people, as opposed to big companies, the WTO followed the money masters.
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Lithuania’s Step Too Far — Blockade of Kaliningrad Draws No Support from US, UK, EU, NATO, as Russia Prepares “Practical Steps”, “No Diplomacy”
If it doesn’t pull back on its interference with Russian shipments, Lithuania is set to get whacked for messing with Kaliningrad.
Read more...What Might the US Be Like Post-Roe v Wade? Look at Present-Day Nigeria
Yves here. This using Nigeria as a forecast for the US is hyperbolic, since even if Roe v. Wade is overruled or narrowed, it then becomes a states-rights matter, and quite a few states will allow for abortions and many are likely to strengthen their laws. Moreover, laws by states to criminalize abortions and facilitating […]
Read more...German Neutrality Was More Important than NATO Expansion – A New History Book Explains Why Gorbachev Gave It Away for Nothing
How Gorbachev gave a costly and disastrous concession to the West for free.
Read more...Portland: Sobering Lessons in Untying the Knot of a Homeless Crisis
On the burgeoning homeless problem in Portland, and the city’s well-meaning but insufficient measures.
Read more...Charlottesville, COVID, Trump and the War on Free Speech
How the war against free speech is backfiring….but the perps keep pushing even harder.
Read more...Hillary Clinton’s Lunch with the Financial Times
Pulling on my yellow waders for Hillary Clinton…
Read more...Turnaround for the Left, Big Gains for the Far Right in French Legislative Elections
Yves here. Please welcome Jonah Birch, who came to us through a good friend of the site, Tom Ferguson. Jonah is a sociologist who most recently was an assistant professor at Marquette University and has just returned to New York City. His areas of interest include political sociology, social movements, European politics, work and labor […]
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages
The Fed, following neoclassical orthodoxy, hates having ordinary workers properly paid.
Read more...The Fifth Anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire, Aesthetics, and Social Murder
What were the causes behind Grenfell Tower’s beautiful, smooth facade?
Read more...Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Read more...Michael Hudson Talks About Almost Everything with Jonathan Brown
Another blockbuster interview with Michael Hudson.
Read more...Noam Chomsky: Ukraine Is a Diplomacy No-Go Zone
If this is what Western “realism” about Ukraine looks like, our goose is cooked.
Read more...Gun Money Predicts Congressional Voting Better Than Party Alone
An analysis of gun lobby contributions to Republicans and Democrats
Read more...Gazprom Reduces Gas Flows To Italy
More on the dastardly gast cuts to Europe by Gazprom.
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