The Dirty Secret Behind the Hydrogen Hype
Despite promises of opportunity and jobs, communities slated for hydrogen projects oppose these handouts for the fossil fuel industry
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What Gives Israel the Right to Annihilate Gaza?
Suggesting that both sides are equally to blame in the conflict in Gaza is not a defensible position
Read more...More Upheaval in German Politics Over Ukraine War, Russia Sanctions and the Heavy Hand of the US
A new party on the left joins the far-right AfD in challenging Berlin’s subservience to Washington as public anger grows against current government.
Read more...Reports Expose US Billionaires and Corporate Profiteers Enabling Israel’s War on Gaza
The Biden administration sells genocide as a stimulus for the US economy.
Read more...U.S. Eyes Tighter Sanctions On Iran’s Oil And Gas Exports
The US again plans to deploy its favorite weapon, sanctions, againt Iran. But will the US get the cooperation it expects?
Read more...How Much of the World Will the US Burn in the Transition to Multipolarity?
Beijing asked Washington numerous times to partner in the Belt and Road Initiative. Instead the US works against it.
Read more...Are We Having a Moral Panic Over Misinformation?
A sane look at the handwringing over today’s supposedly unique and dangerous misinformation.
Read more...Here’s Why Russia Didn’t Deter or Respond to the US’ Latest Bombing of Syria
Russia is playing its cards carefully in the Middle East, as the example of the latest US bombing in Syria illustrates.
Read more...Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics
Some employers in primary care deserts are entering the healh care business, indirectly revealing the level of institutionalized profiteering
Read more...The Gods Are Going Against the Chosen People — Mammon Against Israel, Mars Against the Pentagon
Why Israel can’t handle a long war economically, and is prettyu sure to get one.
Read more...Ukraine’s Desperate Search for War Funding Hits Local Budgets
Ukraine’s local authorities are undes serious budget stress despite government assurances of support
Read more...Seeking Full Employment Without Falling Prey to Neoliberal Traps
MMT economist Bill Mitchell on the rise of neoliberal ideology across the Anglosphere and how it curbed labor.
Read more...Israel’s Coming Attack on Gaza: Boundary Conditions and Delay
The press is saying a lot, and perhaps too much, about Israel’s division and dithering over Gaza. What might really be afoot?
Read more...Baffled Migrants Sent from Shelter to Shelter With No Rest as City Pushes Them To Leave
New York City implements a policy to deny migrants shelter and effectively evict them from the five boroughs.
Read more...With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope!
Tax breaks to the rich mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more calls to gut programs like Social Security that protect ordinary citizens
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