Donald Trump Conviction Open Thread
Trump was convicted on all 34 counts in his New York “hush money” trial. What next?
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Will Israel Kill Public Support for America’s Bipartisan Consensus?
Could there be a tiny silver lining in the Israel genocide in Gaza?
Read more...Global South Suffering Due to Powerful Nations’ Elite-Serving Policies
The World Bank projects the worst slowdown in over four decades in 2024. This is mainly due to Western powers’ contractionary policies
Read more...Michael Hudson: Modern (Mis)interpretations of Ancient Debt Cancellation
Modern economists misrepresent how ancient debt cancellation worked, forcing it into contemporary neoliberal /creditor rights frameworks
Read more...The Popski Syndrome – Allied Defeat Turns into Ukraine Battlefield Fantasies
Ukraine, with certain Western help, has engaged in even more provocative stunts as some NATO leaders threaten escalation.
Read more...Repress U., Class of 2024: How to Build a Homeland Security Campus in Seven More Steps
The apparatus behind the explosion of police crackdowns against campus anti-Gaza-genocide protests has been very long in the making.
Read more...“It’s Not Just Ideology: Why the U.S. Is Hard-Wired to Be Hostile to Autocratic Regimes”
An, erm, novel exercise to present Americans as always on board with good-thinking values like opposing autocratic players.
Read more...IM Doc on the Accelerating Decline in American Medicine
On the rot in US medicine….and as you might expect, it started from the head.
Read more...Lost in the Green Transition: Which Workers Win and Lose
Most green energy boosters skip over which workers will win and lose. This post addresses that oversight.
Read more...U.S. Remains Painfully Dependent on China for Silicon and Solar Panels
Yet another own goal in the US economic war against China. We chose to make ourselves dependent and don’t like where we are.
Read more...National Grid Wants to Heat More Homes With Converted Food Waste — and Make You Pay For It
National Grid’s biogas plant is performing poorly, as shown by downtimes and methane flaring, yet it wants more consumer subsidies to expand.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Some Myths Regarding the Genesis of Enterprise
“Modern” elements of enterprise were present in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC and the institutions supported long-term growth
Read more...Masks Work, Our Comprehensive Review Has Found
Finally, a rigorous study on mask use shows definitively that masks do indeed work, as in reduce transmission of respiratory diseases.
Read more...Satyajit Das: The Economic Costs of Modern War
How economic, military and political costs and consequences are intersecting in the Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts
Read more...Israel Gaza Starvation Ploy Intensifies With Seizure of Rafah Crossings
The Rafah operation is speeding the pace of genocide in Gaza. That looks to be its primary aim.
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