Trump beats a big retreat in what he expects from the Putin summit even as Russia scores a major battlefield breakthrough.
Read more...Why the speed of the dollar’s demise seems to be a tad over-anticipated.
Read more...Hyper agressive ICE shifts tactics in New York City by arresting targets at court appearances. A sop to Mayor Adams? To NYC oligarchs?
Read more...Eco-taxes to reduce fuel emissions not only lower CO2 levels, but also reduce pollution, helping poor neighborhoods the most.
Read more...Michael Hudson returns to current events in an interview with Nima, focusing on what the Trump tariffs deals mean for Europe, the US and BRICS
Read more...More on Alfred McCoy re how how H.J. Mckinder’s “world island” has shaped Western strategic thinking, here with respect to the Pacific
Read more...The wrangling over who gets what out of the Colorado Rivers is one of many escalating fights over ever more scarce water.
Read more...“Stuffing private equity, crypto…. into 401(k)s is about propping up scams and bailing out an industry that’s run out of buyers”
Read more...A review of the development and current undue power of corporations provides insightful history but goes off the rails on some current issues.
Read more...A former Fed economist explains in detail how the central bank has been using dodgy accounting to hide losses from impermissible subsidies
Read more...A look at modern Iran’s grand strategy and the danger of continued Western underestimation.
Read more...Yves here. On the one hand, it is gratifying to see that some curbs are being put on AI, even if in a piecemeal fashion by states. Restrictions on AI use in medicine, for instance, will tend to have broader impact since most providers are national and will find it too costly to run a […]
Read more...If Trump does not blink on his tariff threat against India over Russia oil buys, could his program kick of deflationary pressures?
Read more...Is Trump about to achieve a big win in Russia’s back yard?
Read more...Food rescue, charities that use excess from wholesalers, provide free groceries to those in need as Federal programs cut support.
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