Trump and the Mad Negotiator Approach
Looking at how Trump approaches negotiations and seeing whether that explains other behaviors.
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Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead
In an uncertain economic context, the Conservative election win means a loss for health and the environment.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Warren Goes Rovian by Signal Boosting and Fundraising Off a Poorly Sourced Politico Hit Piece
Claws out from the Warren campaign!
Read more...Plastic Watch: Senate Passes Save Our Seas Act 2.0
Senate pauses Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which fails to address the issue of overproduction of plastics.
Read more...‘Cowardice’: Olympics Committee Slammed for New Guidelines Barring Athletes From Kneeling, Raising Fists
International Olympic Committee adopts guidelines that prevent athletes from kneeling, raising firsts, or otherwise protesting.
Read more...US Still at Risk of Iran Retaliation on Oil and Other Fronts
Why the US is vulnerable to Iran disrupting Middle East energy supplies or targeting critical non-oil infrastructure.
Read more...Fossil Fuel Interests Applaud Trump Administration’s Weakening of Major Environmental Law
Trump administration capitulates to fossil fuel industry with proposed roll back of bedrock environmental protection law, the National Environmental Policy Act.
Read more...Big Pharma Won’t Let Us Import Drugs From Canada, But Insists on Sending Carcinogen-Contaminated Pills to the Public
Overpriced and even contaminated drugs prove US policies are deadly.
Read more...The 2020 Election in Three Graphs
Following the all-important election money.
Read more...Brexit: The End of the Beginning?
Brexit jockeying is underway.
Read more...Can The US Assassination Of Qassem Soleimani Be Justified?
A useful high level discussion of the Soleimani killing.
Read more...Jane Fonda Is Pitching For Our Future. Lend an Ear.
Jane Fonda gave an engaging yet forceful talk on climate change at the Press Club.
Read more...Climate Change: Bad News from Australia, Indonesia, and the US
NOAA releases summary of US climate data from 2009, including catastrophes, while Australian burns and Indonesia floods.
Read more...Oil and Gas Emissions Are Reversing Progress from Coal’s Decline
More grim emissions news….
Read more...Why US Hostility Towards Chinese Tech Groups Feels Like Déjà Vu
US reactions to Chinese competitive threats are an awful lot like the ones to Japan of the 1980s, but the US now has a lot less leverage.
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