Category Archives: Politics

Brexit and the Age of Incoherence

How Brexit is triggering a major political crisis in the UK.

Is the Tide Turning on Regulating Facebook and Google?

The time is overdue to Do Something about Facebook and Google.

J.D. Alt: Will the Democrats Change the Subject?

Will the Democrats get out of their own way?

Brexit Chaos

It’s getting harder to figure out what exactly is happening on the Brexit front, but even through the fog of negotiations, things don’t seem to be getting any better.

Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts

Why the already-scary new IPCC report isn’t scary enough.

Italy’s New Fiscal Plans: The Options of the European Commission

What could the European Commission do if it decided to discipline Italy for defying budget rules?

Brexit Derivatives Risk: Did the City Overplay Its £38 Trillion Hand?

Novating UK derivatives contracts entered into by EU clearinghouse members is a ginormous mess, particularly in a Brexit crashout. But how serious a mess?

Brexit Crunch: Is the EU Trying to Save the UK from Itself? Is That Even Possible?

Brexit reaches the”overly dynamic” phase.

Don Quijones: Italy’s Debt Crisis Flares Up, Banks Get Hit, as Showdown with the EU Intensifies

Who will blink first as Italy’s anti-establishment coalition government takes on the EU establishment in a struggle that could have major ramifications for Europe’s monetary union and Italian banks.

How Are We Doing on a ‘Green New Deal?’

Could a Green New Deal make enough of a dent in greenhouse gas emissions to halt global temperature increases?

Waste Watch: US Dumps Plastic Rubbish in Southeast Asia

Now that China has banned imports of plastic waste for recycling, US plastic waste exports to southeast Asia surge.

With the World on the Line, Scientists Outline the Paths to Survival

Scientists will deliver an urgent warning with the issuance of the latest IPCC reports, starting next week. But will politicians and the public respond?

Costing the Country: Britain’s Finance Curse

More discussion of the downside of having too much finance.

How Saudi Money Keeps the US at War in Yemen

Following the Saudi funding that has the US backing nation-breaking in Yemen.