Dutch Industry Buckles Under Energy Transition and Global Pressure
High energy costs in Europe, largely due to sanctions against Russia, has spread the gangrene of de-industrialization to the Netherlands
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U.S. Political System Is Bought, Not Broken. A New Party Won’t Fix the Basic Problem.
Real reform in American politics won’t come new parties — but from breaking investors’ grip and rebuilding power from the ground up.
Read more...Message to Trump: Incompetence Is Not Virtue. Also, People Will Die
The main and possibly only qualification for Trump’s top appointees is the ability to tell blatant lies with a straight face.
Read more...Coffee Break: Texas Floods, Biblical Divorce Complicate US Senate Primary
Texas floods, Biblical divorce complicate US Senate race for Ken Paxton as Democrats search for a candidate.
Read more...What Does the US’ Increasing Emulation of Israel Augur for the Country’s Future?
As cooperation in the killing fields of Gaza continues, the genocidal ideology comes home. What is the way out of this madness?
Read more...“Europe Won’t Need Russian Gas in the Future”
Europe celebrates its economic suicide by continuing down the path of achieving independence from cheap Russian gas.
Read more...Billionaires Flail About Trying to Beat Mamdani; Wall Street Journal Describes Shambolic Plan to Spend $20 Million
What fun! Billionaires running around all hair on fire over their inabilty to do much to check Mamdani.
Read more...That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too
How the Trump tariff attack on low-value shipments from Hong Kong and China (and soon elsewhere) is yet another tax on the poor.
Read more...Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices
More fiddling as the planet burns and soil quality degrades, as big agricultural buyers give lip service to regenerative farming.
Read more...BRICS 2025: Propaganda and the Illusion of Change
How the propaganda machine behind the BRICS 2025 summit works—told from the inside, it reveals that nothing truly new is happening
Read more...Genius Act: This New US Crypto Law Could Pave the Way for the Next Global Financial Crisis
On top of the leverage bombs in the US and other financial systems, the embrace of crypto, specifically stablecoins, is another systemic risk
Read more...Early Job Mentoring, Placement, and Training Boost Refugee Integration Without High Costs
Like it or not, advanced economies are committed to immigration to counter low birthrates. Better refugee integration reduces the friction.
Read more...The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
A high level review of the US efforts to project power in space and the actions/reactions of Russia and China.
Read more...The Sad (Very Familiar) New York Times and Its Mamdani Hit Piece
The hit parade, as in the hit piece parade, on New York City mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani, is still in high gear.
Read more...Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy
The GOP’s huge new tax and spending law will make it even harder for U.S. companies to compete in clean technologies.
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