Coronavirus Means Zero Hour for the European Union
Germany’s long-standing practice of muscling the European Union to serve its own ends now risks dissolution and a banking system crisis.
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Brexit: The ‘Australian Option’?
Boris Johnson fancies that the UK’s future lies with the US. Good luck with that.
Read more...Why Sanctions Against Iran and Venezuela During a Pandemic Are Cruel
A moral and practical case against continuing economic sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #13 in Washington, DC
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Time: 8:00PM-10:00PM ET Place: CNN’s studio in Washington, DC Hosts: CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, and Univision Moderators: CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper; Univision’s Ilia Calderón. Candidate line-up: Joe Biden (former Vice President) Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont) (I can’t find which candidate will be on the right […]
Read more...After Bloody Day, Coronavirus Meltdown Continues. Big Danger: Italian and Eurobanks Are Set To Blow
So many coronavirus panics that a looming risk is getting little notice: implosion of Italy’s banks, a potential Credit Anstalt event.
Read more...MMT is a Political Problem: Part 1
How should MMT proponents advance their views?
Read more...Coronavirus Reveals the Cracks in Globalization
Coronavirus risks a series of shortages that can be mitigated only by bringing some production back home.
Read more...Will Biden’s Trade Policy Record Come Back to Haunt Him in Midwest?
Sanders seeks to make Biden pay for his trade record in Tuesday’s Michigan primary. Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington also hold primaries on the same day.
Read more...Mr. Market Loses It Over Coronavirus Risk: Oil Tanks, S&P Futures Trades Halted on Limit Down Overnight, Gold Jumps
Coronavirus infects Mr. Market.
Read more...‘Internet of Things’ Could Be an Unseen Threat to Elections
How more IoT = more messed up elections
Read more...Right to Repair: Will the European Commission Have the Guts to Stand Up to Apple et al? Details on Wednesday…
European Commission to decide Wednesday whether to adopt a right to repair for smartphones as part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, to match what already exists for household appliances.
Read more...The Catherine Principle for Negotiating With the Turks – Let Arms Do the Talking
Why Catherine the Great’s lessons for dealing with Turks are still operative.
Read more...Coronavirus: Kids About as Likely as Adults to Become Infected; What Happens When School Closures Become Widespread?
Coronavirus is already causing large-scale school closures abroad; what happens when that becomes the new normal in the US?
Read more...Chief Justice John Roberts Denounces Chuck Schumer’s ‘Threatening’ Remarks About Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
Chuck Schumer channeled his inner Trump. The results were not pretty.
Read more...New MH17 Leak – Dutch Prosecutors Have Received No US Satellite Evidence of the Shoot-Down by a Buk Missile
Yves here. Helmer is still keeping tabs on MH17 developments. By John Helmer, Moscow. Twitter: @bears_with. Originally published at Dances With Bears A new document, leaked from the files of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in The Netherlands, reveals that Dutch prosecutors told the Australian, Belgian and Ukrainian representatives on the team, that the US […]
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