How ‘Apocalypse’ Became a Secular as Well as a Religious Idea
The meaning of “apocalypse” has expanded in recent decades from an exclusively religious idea to include other, more human-driven apocalyptic scenarios
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The Problem of Feeding a Still-Growing Population: Nitrogen, Agrochemical Corporations and International Trade: A Perilous Mix
Industrial farming, with its international trade and specialization, has disturbed the nitrogen cycle, undermining the feeding of the world.
Read more...‘Absurd!’: US Billionaires Pay Lower Tax Rate Than Working Class for First Time
“It’s time to tax the billionaires,” economist Gabriel Zucman argues in a new analysis.
Read more...Are the BRICS and Their New Development Bank Offering Alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF?
An assessment of how far BRICS has gotten in creating new monetary arrangements and institutions. The short version is “not very”.
Read more...The Geography of EU Discontent and the Regional Development Trap
More and more EU voters are rejecting the Union, as some like to call it. Economic malaise looks to be a big reason why.
Read more...Turkiye Suspends All Trade With Israel in Surprise New Blow; Israel Threatens Retaliation
Turkiye is kicking Israel in a weak spot: its economy. How much might this trade freeze hurt?
Read more...After Much Posturing, US Imposes (So Far) Underwhelming Sanctions Against China for Russia Trade
After sending Yellen and Blinken to China to make threats, the Administration has imposed some strikingly weak sanctions
Read more...Oh Deary, Where Did My Rate Cuts Go? Fed’s Wait-and-See Now Entrenched? And Suddenly Lots of Talk About “Rate Hikes”
What Fed chair Powell said about rate hikes, no rate cuts, rate cuts, and the QT slowdown while getting rid of MBS entirely
Read more...The Culture of the CIA, a First Look
How the CIA evolved, or depending on your point of view, devolved into what it is today.
Read more...AirBnB Again in Bed With Surveillance State Tactics by Asking for Biometric ID, Spurring Illinois “Mass Arbitration” Action
AirBnB seems determined to violate customer privacy by demanding government ID images, against the laws of some states. What gives?
Read more...“The Four Key Reasons Why The U.S. Will Never Stop Targeting Russia’s LNG Sector”
The US has launched an LNG war against Russia. How likely is it to prevail?
Read more...String of Conveniently Timed Spying Cases in Germany Influence EU Elections, Undermine Chancellor’s China Efforts, and Spread Fear of Russian Fifth Column
Spies, spies everywhere.
Read more...College Gaza Encampments: Scale, Tactics, Reaction, Prospects
A tour of the Gaza encampments
Read more...Consumer Boycotts Can Inflict More Pain on Israel-Backing Companies than Divestiture
A look at some of the courses of action to impose costs on Israel and its backers, here, economic costs.
Read more...Gaza Campus Protestors: Today’s “Have You No Sense of Decency?”
Michael Hudson looks at the ideological roots and power dynamics behind the anti-Gaza-genocide protests spreading across US campuses.
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