Category Archives: Politics

An Introduction to Family Offices (and Generational Wealth)

The murky, unregulated world of family offices, where oligarchs manage their capital.

With Billions in Fines, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Ranks Are ‘Packed With Rogues’

A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses, Upholds for Most Health Workers

The Supreme Court fillets Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate, leaving it to employers and states to act, unless Congress opts to step in and craft a nationwide policy.

Is Geneva 2022 Munich 1938 Without Chamberlain’s Piece Of Paper? How To Read the US Paper to Russia For Peace For Our Time

Why the US is looking at best mighty unserious in its talks with Russia.

Our Rolling Civil War

The institutional left has abandoned leadership of a nascent civil war to the institutional right.

More on the Morbidity Risk of Omicron: “Like a Chess Grandmaster Playing Against Schoolboys”

A lot of the misunderstanding of Omicron is actively cultivated.

Africa Faces an Uphill Battle Against Western Emissions to Combat Climate Change

African nations are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change, even though .the continent accounts for the smallest share of global greenhouse gas emissions – 3.8%.

Biden Under Fire for Resisting Calls to Distribute N95 Masks to All

The Biden administration dithers, while meanwhile Bernie reintroduces legislation that sends N95 masks to every U.S. household.

Federal Judge Denies Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss, Allowing FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed and Discovery to Commence

Judge James Boasberg denies Facebook’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust action, thus allowing the lawsuit to proceed and discovery to commence.

U.S. Interior Department Moves to Block Some Oil and Gas Leasing on Alaska’s North Slope

Interior Department restricts oil and gas development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Researve.

Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or Covid Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls lack of access to paid sick leave in the midst of a pandemic “barbaric.”

Michael Hudson: What is Causing So Much Inflation?

Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and Fed’s secretive $4.5 trillion bank bailout.

A Movement to Organize Against the Systemic Corruption of Congress

Since Citizens United, systemic corruption as a subject of discussion has virtually disappeared from public awareness.