Starvation in Sudan: As in Gaza, the Deprivation Is Deliberate
How a brutal, five year old civil war in Sudan has been producing Gaza-level starvation and war crimes.
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To Win ‘Medicare for All,’ First Reclaim Medicare From Profiteers
Building on the promise of Medicare means taking on the private-sector enriching, skimpy “Medicare Advantage” program
Read more...Let’s Abolish the Colonial IMF on Its 80th Birthday
Developing country protesters want the IMF to stop exploiting countries in debt crisis. But is BRICS prepared to fill the gap?
Read more...“Censorship to Defend Democracy”
ZOMG, VoxEU starts with the premise that censorship is of course warranted, but finds current implementations have not worked well.
Read more...Ukraine End-Game: Rate-Determining Steps and the Question of Denazification
Further discussion of some of the likely complexities and stumbling blocks in Russia’s slow-motion conquest of Ukraine.
Read more...Kyiv and Brussels Weaponize Oil, Use Other Tools in Bid to Force Hungary and Slovakia into Supporting Project Ukraine
The efforts are backfiring and will likely harm Ukraine and the EU more than intended targets.
Read more...U.S. is Facing a Major Energy Crunch Due to AI’s Insatiable Demand
A proposed Department of Energy initiative show the US is unserious about either curbing AI energy demand or managing the impact on the grid
Read more...Kamala’s Campaign Blasts Off with an Explosion of Snark
It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Read more...Michael Hudson Speaks to Luca Placidi About Global South Debt Peonage and the Inevitability of Multipolarity
Yves here. We are introducing most of you to Luca Placidi, founder of an Italian YouTube channel called “Tracce di Classe”. Placidi who started his blog and website in late 2023, “after the war in Ukraine and the one in Gaza made the mainstream media narrative impossible to be listened to.” He discussed politics and […]
Read more...Israel Economy Bleeding Out as Damage Compounds
Israel ‘s economy is buckling due to its campaign against Palestinians. But despite what may be irreparable damage, it is not turning back.
Read more...‘Guilty of Genocide’: 135 Congress Members Boycott Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
The US Congress stands shoulder to shoulder with war criminal Netanyahu, even with more dissent than ever.
Read more...Net-Zero Ambitions Hit Major Roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US
The projected failure to meet insufficiently ambitious climate change goals like net zero should come as no surprise.
Read more...More Guns, Less Butter: How Will the EU Wed Austerity to Militarization?
Will Euro defense bonds be the answer?
Read more...Pitchbook Report Attempting to Defend Private Equity Role in Healthcare Suffers from Fundamental, Fatal Analytical Flaw
A recent report from Pitchbook commits data crimes in attempting to depict private equity management of healthcare companies as benign.
Read more...‘Woah!’: FTC Applauded for Launching Inquiry Into Surveillance Pricing
The FTC targets surveillance pricing, which is privacy-risking data harvesting used to charge higher prices.
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