Michael Hudson recounts how he was there when the US decided to rely on proxies like Israel and Ukraine after the draft become a third rail.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
New CDC Respiratory Virus “Community Snapshot” Caves to Covid Minimizers, Deceives Those Who Want to Stay Safe
As bad as you would expect. Yellow wader time!
Evidence CEOs Tried to Illegally Boost Oil Prices Grows as FTC Bars Hess from Chevron’s Board
FTC’s latest findings bolster claims of collusion among shale producers raised in ongoing Congressional probes and major class-action lawsuits.
A Year of Escalating Conflict in the Middle East Has Ushered in a New Era of Regional Displacement
A catalogue of the displacement all over the Middle East that has resulted from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and Lebanon.
OK, Forget it, False Alarm, Labor Market Is Fine, Bad Stuff Last Month Was Revised Away, Wages Jumped. No More Rate Cuts Needed?
New and revised labor market data suddenly says the US economy is just fine. Mr. Market’s continued rate cuts look off the table for now.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/4/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Poltiics, syndemics; New RCP chart (it’s tied) and new Covid charts (not worsening); Kamala to throw Khan, Gensler under the bus (ka-ching); Boeing strike continues, Warren and Blumenthal call for criminal investigations of executives ~
Israel-Axis of Resistance Escalation and the Importance of the Minority Report
Looking at some information limits and biases in the ever-intensifying Israel-Axis of Resistance conflict.
On Third Day of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidency, Mexico’s Supreme Court Plunges Country Into Constitutional Crisis
Some people, including three of the Supreme Court judges, are calling it an attempted “coup”. Unsurprisingly, Washington’s fingerprints are all over this
When We Have Well-Funded Palliative and Social Care, We Can Discuss Assisted Dying, but We’re Not There Yet
A discussion of the shortcomings of end of life care in the US and UK.
Sharing News Left and Right
A study finds that conservative news-consumers are more resistant to Twitter de-amplifcation measures that lefties.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump and the Jack Smith brief; Boeing and Longshoremen strikes; UCLA tools up ~
Interview with Richard Eskow: ‘Putin, Ukraine and War’
As the prospects for war ratchet up, will U.S. elites stand down? A discussion with Richard (RJ) Eskow.
