The EU starts a trade war with China. Like the “de-risking” from Russia, the US is once again poised to be the main beneficiary.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
The Cash Will Soon Flow
Robbing Africa’s riches to save the climate (and power AI).
Gas Crunch Looms as Demand Outpaces Supply Growth
Why a gas price squeeze looks likely.
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Israel’s End-Game Under Netanyahu
Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson discuss Israel as a colonial project in an era where demonizing the natives is no longer a winning propaganda strategy.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/11/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Friday’s charts: RCP averages (good week for Trump); Covid (XEC has entered the chat); What, again, was Kamala thinking?! Boeing files unfair labor practice charge with NLRB against machinists (wowsers) ~
Economic Models Ignoring “Look Out the Window” Climate Change Effects
Supposed forecasting mavens are simply ignoring the real economy effects, like poor harvests, of climate change.
Norway, One of World’s Most Cashless Economies, Just Made It A Lot Easier to Pay With Cash
Recent trends and developments in Northern Europe suggest the shift away from cash and toward purely digital payment systems may have reached its upper limits — at least for now.
Mapping the Solidarity Economy
A worker-owned collective helps Chicagoans find mutual aid-based organizations, in the face of a weakening economy and social safety nets.
“So You Don’t Like Trump or Harris – Here’s Why It’s Still Best to Vote for One of Them”
An academic contends that protest and third party votes are counterproductive.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler; Harris leads in the burbs (poll); 2024 state round-up; Boeing negotiations stalled; and another QA debacle; “The illusion of information adequacy” ~
The Fight to Hold Executives and Boards Accountable Continues in Barclays and Bayer Appeals
An update on two cases, one against Barclays, the other Bayer executives and directors, which seek accountability in New York courts.
Satyajit Das: US Presidential Politics – The More They Bicker, the More They Stay the Same
US presidential candidates promise policy choices but have little room to manoeuvre. Ergo, politics turns into a contest like American Idol
