Trump’s Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention
Trumpian themes: People and country, the assassination attempt, Heel or Face, and the working class.
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Obama Call for Open Nomination After Biden Withdrawal Assures Party Damaging “All Pay Auction” Process
How Obama rejecting Harris by calling for nominee selection assures not just more infighting but also serious donor fund wastage.
Read more...Until 1968, Presidential Candidates Were Picked by Party Conventions – A Process Revived by Biden’s Withdrawal From Race
Biden’s “decline” and withdrawal from the race is already being blamed on voters and used as an argument to return the candidate-selection process to an elite group of party insiders.
Read more...The US Vassal State of Germany Comes Apart
Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.
Read more...Expert: Why Covid and Future Pandemics Are a Bigger Threat than Nukes
Persistent political and public health failures expose us to pandemics, while vastly underestimating their long-term health effects.
Read more...What Happens With the War in Ukraine if Trump Wins?
Why a Trump win in November may make less difference to the future of the war in Ukraine than many assume.
Read more...Will Burying Biomass Underground Curb Climate Change?
Some climate experts say biomass start-ups will limit global warming, but major questions remain.
Read more...How Big Pharma Preys on Poor Countries – and Patients Pay the Price
New investigation reveals unequal access to life-saving meds across Europe thanks to Big Pharma system that favors the rich
Read more...Biden 2024 Run Back in Play as Democratic Pushback Escalates, Covid Case Offers Face-Saving Out
The Biden political survival watch has resumed.
Read more...Exporting Extinction: The Global Political Economy of Biodiversity Loss
A new report, Exporting Extinction, delves into the economic and political drivers of species-destroying resource exploitation.
Read more...US Election Risks and the Impact of Trump’s Re-Election Odds on Financial Markets
Some prognostications on how Mr. Market will react to election maneuvering and possible outcomes.
Read more...Targeting Corporate Landlords, Biden to Unveil National Rent Control Plan
Rent has become unaffordable in many US cities. But Biden makes a gesture about it only when his campaign is floundering.
Read more...A New Era of Endless Labor Shortages? A Critical Analysis of McKinsey’s New Report
A McKinsey report focusing on an extremely high job vacancy ratio in recent years cherry-picks data about the state of the U.S. labor market.
Read more...Devastation in Gaza Poses an Increasingly Serious Problem for Starmer
“Starmer’s stance on Gaza has already reduced support for Labour – and that will only worsen in the coming months”
Read more...Israel’s Inertial Genocide
An update on Israel’s horrific campaign against Palestinians.
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