James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.
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Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
The Freedom Flotialla is another example of how trying to save lives in Gaza is a high risk enterprise.
Read more...China Anti-Espionage Laws Threaten Pharma Supply Chains and Multinational Manufacture in China
New anti-espionage laws in China could make an increasingly tenuous situation for Western drug buyers even worse.
Read more...Challenging the Duopoly: Jill Stein on Why She’s Running for US President as Green Party Candidate
Jill Stein explains why she is running for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the Democrat/Republican duopoly.
Read more...AI Chatbots Refuse to Produce ‘Controversial’ Output − Why That’s a Free Speech Problem
Quelle surprise! AI is being deployed to censor unwelcome ideas via omission.
Read more...Boeing and Baltimore Bridge Scandals: Monopolization and Criminal Negligence?
On how recent administrations enabled Boeing’s industry takeover and covered up safety deficiencies at Boeing and in the shipping industry.
Read more...US Firms Have Little Financial Incentive to Comply with the Minimum Wage
More on “American hates the poors”: companies face hardly any downside in cheating on disgracefully low minimum wages.
Read more...Fog of Escalation: Israel Strike on Iran Sort-of Open Thread
The US says Israel hit Iran…..and Iran says the strike was from drones fired within its borders which it shot down. Not at all a clear picture.
Read more...Citizenship: Concept and Consequences
On different notions of citizenship and their implications.
Read more...Standard Chartered Says Peak Oil Demand Is Not Imminent
The much predicted peak oil is running behind schedule, to the detriment of the planet.
Read more...Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel
Some observations about why modern Israel backs genocide, and why the US and Europe supported its creation.
Read more...Middle East Escalation: Financial Times’ Revealing Account of Israel Risk of Ukraine-Style Air Defense Attrition; Helmer on Possible Electrical Grid Campaign
US mixed messages continue: trying to check Israel’s suicidal conduct while providing military support. So what might happen next?
Read more...Can a New German Party Steer the European Left in a More Effective Direction?
Sahra Wagenknecht shook up the German political establishment with the January launch of her new left-populist political party. She’s now looking to do the same in the European Parliament.
Read more...A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender
The AI targeting system, Lavender, tries to provide a tech gloss of legitimacy to hit lists, here one designed to kill bystanders.
Read more...Alvin Bragg’s Odd “Hush Money” (Except Not) 34-Felony Case Against Trump Begins
An Indictment where misdemeanors become felonies based on unspecifed “other crimes”; a Statement of Facts without all the facts.
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