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Monday, July 14, 2025
Why Are They Trying to Kill Us?
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 68 Comments »
Rob Urie: Why the US Must Officially End the Ukraine War for It to Stop
A hard look at the inertial forces that will keep the Ukraine conflict going unless the US shuts it down.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 53 Comments »
James Galbraith: Wage Stagnation and Populism – A Comment on David Brooks and Noah Smith
David Brooks and Noah Smith defend neoliberal globalization by trying to ‘splain decades of worker wage stagnation.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:48 am | 19 Comments »
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Trump’s Golden Dome Boondoggle
The zombie idea of nuclear missile defense returns with the announcement of President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield, a program so stupid and costly that it could make the F-35 follies look like a side show. An orbital anti-missile system is a dream come true for the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex (MIC), but a nightmare for […]
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 2:00 pm | 38 Comments »
A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences
Some of the symptoms of a ministroke, and why you should go to the emergency room pronto if you think you’ve had one.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 21 Comments »
Links 5/27/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 124 Comments »
What Mexico Can Teach Its Northern Neighbour About Combatting Child Obesity, Diabetes and Other Chronic Health Conditions
“The economic burden… of not intervening in the prevention and reduction of childhood overweight and obesity is up to $1.8 trillion in the case of Mexico.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 27 Comments »
“Am I Hot or Not? People Are Asking ChatGPT for the Harsh Truth”
ChatGPT as beauty advisor illustrates the consequences of tech intruding more and more into real life.
Topics: Media watch, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:41 am | 74 Comments »
Trump’s Liquidation of U.S Global Leadership
Some geopolitical aspects of how Trump’s mazimixation of his personal power comes at the expense of the US
Topics: China, Doomsday scenarios, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:00 am | 27 Comments »
Again Seeking Reader Help in Finding New Site Writer(s) to Fill Lambert’s Yellow Waders
Damsel in distress! We are still short of where we’d like to be in terms of new writer(s) to take up open posting slots.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:23 am | 13 Comments »
Links 5/26/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 145 Comments »
Joker Geoeconomics and the Fight Over Global Ports
What are China’s options to prevent BlackRock-MSC/US takeover of 43 global ports? And how far will the US go to muscle its way out of its profitability crisis?
Topics: China, Globalization, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Investment banks
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 20 Comments »
Wastewater Plants Could Protect Against PFAS Pollution
Sewage treatment plants have the power to help reduce people’s exposure to PFAS. It’s time they start using it.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 7 Comments »
Links 5/25/2025
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 135 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Incident (1990) Run Time 1H 37M
The Incident is a made for television movie that portrays a small town lawyer’s struggles with his task of defending a German POW.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 11 Comments »