Category Archives: Politics

The War Nerd: Was There a Plan in Afghanistan?

Trying to make sense of Afghanistan.

SARS-COV-2 Post-Delta: Andy Slavitt Says “Let ‘Er Rip” 2.0

Doing the math on SARS-CoV-2 when “everyone gets it.”

Is Western U.S. Experiencing a ‘Megadrought’?

The U.S. West may be in a climate-fueled megadrought, but willingness to admit that, let alone address it, is awfully slow in coming.

A Half Century Since The Beginning Of The End Of The Post WW II Economic Order

Marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Bretton Woods economic system.

Climate Activists Target Banks’ Greenwashing in Nationwide #DefundLine3 Protests

Banks fund new oil pipelines that will generate climate pollution for decades. They are greenswahing their loans as ‘sustainability’ measures

Biden Follows Trump On Foreign Policy

Biden’s hawkishness has resulted in his preserving many of Trump’s foreign policy positions, or worse, upping the ante on them.

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: The Threat of War (Nuclear) With China

Lawrence Wilkerson looks at the overly-casual talk in the US about nuclear war with China and does not like what he sees.

How a National Infrastructure Program Would Protect Americans From Hurricanes

Biden’s infrastructure plan includes defending flood and hurricane vulnerable areas, when saving all of them may not be the right answer.

The Oil & Gas Inflation Trap That No One Wants To Talk About

So much for concerns about climate change. The Biden Administration is doing what it can to lower oil and gas prices.

National Academies’ Report Took Pharma-Friendly Stance After Millions in Gifts From Drugmakers

The National Academy of Science has been caught out repeatedly for not disclosing Big Pharma ties as it issues cronyistic reports

Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities

The US is really bad at losing, as our (literal) parting shots at Afghan cities shows.

US History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well

Despite promoters’ claims, infrastructure projects often aren’t great public successes.

Key Takeaways From the New IPCC Report

A data-oriented overview of the IPCC report.

Pessimism, Cynicism & Realism, or the Edge of the Volcano

Accusations of pessimism (and why is pessimism bad anyhow?) is a cheap shot at well-founded criticism of Team Dem.