Biden Classifies Opposition to ‘Capitalism and Corporate Globalization’ As Extremism
The definition of what extremism amounts to becomes more, erm, inclusive as our elites feel more threatened. What are the possible end games?
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Quick Comment on the Dismissal of Antitrust Suits Against Facebook
Facebook looks to have done well in having two high profile antitrust suits dismissed. But they should keep the campagne on ice.
Read more...Ralph Nader: Leaves Must be Canceled. All Hands on the Congressional Deck.
Ralph Nader pens an open letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Read more...Covid Vaccine Whack-a-Mole?
Vaccine enthusiasm has blinded people who should know better to Covid downside risks. And as Taleb warned, tails are fat.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: America on the Downhill Slope
Musing on how America wound up where it is.
Read more...Blackout Risk And Electricity Prices Are Spiking In California
California energy tsuris are set to get worse.
Read more...Hamid Dabashi: U.S. Sanctions Strengthen Iranian Theocracy
Aggressive and hypocritical sanctions by the U.S. bolster the Iranian theocracy whose only mission is defense of their own power and state.
Read more...James Galbraith: China and Supply Chains – The White House Review’s Focus on US Dependence
Despite brave talk about restoring manufacturing in America, extended supply chains and the position of China are insurmountable impediments.
Read more...Can The Fate Of Dolphins and Louisiana’s Fishing Industry Stop A $50 Billion Mississippi River Diversion Plan?
Questions about Louisiana’s plans to reroute the mighty Mississppi to save its eroding coast rattle the agency spearheading them
Read more...A Report from Sierra Leone: Covid-19 Has Helped People Understand the Vital Connection Between Energy and Health
Sierra Leone so far has had some Covid success despite low vaccination rates, and it illustrates the challenges poor countries face.
Read more...Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Against NCAA, Opening Door to Further Antitrust Challenges of Student-Athlete Compensation Bans
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday NCAA antitrust decision opens the door to further more sweeping challenges of the organization’s business model.
Read more...The Politics of ‘Follow the Science’
How the ralllying cry of “Follow the science” is looking more and more like sloganeernig as opposed to best practice.
Read more...‘Managed Retreat’ from Climate Disasters Can Reinvent Cities So They’re Better for Everyone – and Avoid More Flooding, Heat and Fires
Managed retreat is a promising way to deal with rising seas…except it requires things we’re bad at, like planning and cooperation.
Read more...Summer Rerun: The Victory of Privilege
Privilege went from an idea discussed by a few activists to a mainstream concept. How does the idea work in practice? What is its history?
Read more...The Pandemic Is Us (But Now Mostly Them)
The pandemic is largely to be over in the Global North, at least among the vaccinated…or so it seems.
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