Politicians on Corporate Boards and the Cost of Public Procurement
Ties between political parties and boards of government contractors lead to overpriced contracts without any corresponding gains in quality for citizens and consumers.
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As Climate Disasters Increase, Official Responses Like FEMA to Helene Come Up Short
On the oddly muted reporting of FEMA’s performance in Helene, and why that matters for future disaster responses.
Read more...“The Ballot is Stronger than the Bullet,” So Let the Games Begin!
Complexity is the enemy of quality.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff: BRICS High Aspirations Versus Cautious First Steps
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss the recent BRICS summit as well as its rapidly-evolving geopolitical backdrop.
Read more...A No-Win Dilemma for US Peace Voters
Working through the poor US election options for peace advocates.
Read more...The Organs of State Security Involved in Authenticating Election 2024 (or Not)
Hamilton 68 has risen from the grave?
Read more...Georgia Election Update
Color revolution appears to fizzle out as all the accusations of fraud and Russian interference ignore the economic considerations of the voters who said no thank you to the West.
Read more...It’s Harris’s Race to Lose…
…so why is she making it close?
Read more...Big Lies and Little Progress: Reviewing Four Years of Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s “Foreign Policy for the Middle Class”
Sullivan went from a professed focus on the middle class to overseeing a system of mass slaughter and tried to wed the two.
Read more...Democrat War Games: Could They Try for a Color Revolution After a Trump Victory?
It would certainly seem odd if the Democratic apparatus, allied with the Blob, did not use same tools to “defend democracy” here at home that they have used with such success abroad.
Read more...US Black Sea Strategy Takes Another Big Hit in Georgia Election
Protests are now expected in country that plays key role in Eurasian logistics after voters choose pro-Russian government.
Read more...Guide to Climate Action in Your Local Community
Some practical ideas for how to combat climate change at the local level
Read more...Interview: Are We Misinformed About Misinformation?
The influence of iffy and inflammatory online content so often depicted as misinformation is overblown, says researcher David Rothschild.
Read more...Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics
New institutional economics won another “Nobel prize”, claiming that good institutions and governance ensure growth, equity & democracy.
Read more...Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals
“We’re all human beings here. We’re all people just trying to make it.”
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