Monday, July 14, 2025

The Left Needs a New Globalization Vision to Counter the Far-Right Surge

An argument that the way out of neoliberal globalization is by developing a new globalization that is democratic and free from the destructive tendencies of capitalist accumulation.

Links 5/24/2025

Michael Hudson: The Secret Deal That Started a Global Economic War

Micheal Hudson explains how Trump’s tariffs are yet another device to force countries to accept poilcies that benefit the US.

Decades On, SSRIs Remain Mired in Mystery and Debate

Experts worry MAHA could wage a war on SSRIs. But some researchers have long questioned the drugs’ efficacy.

Coffee Break: A Triumph of Gene Editing

Part the First: Gene Editing as a Cure for Genetic Disease.  The recent politics of American science has been depressing in the extreme, and last week I promised to cover recent good things in basic and clinical science.   I can’t think of anything better than a baby has been treated successfully for a rare, lethal […]

Links 5/23/2025

Milei’s Controversial Plan to Turn Argentina into a Money Launderer’s Paradise

“The key is that nobody asks where you got your dollars.”

Anchored in Troubled Waters: Why European Union and Eurozone Membership Is Less Bad Than You Might Think

An analysis shows how the EU and Eurozone buffer some economic shocks.

China Is on Its Way to Becoming World’s First ‘Electrostate’

The implications of China leading in the proportion of electricity its energy use and pursuing even more electrification.

New SEC Chief on Board with Letting Retail Chumps Invest in Private Equity Even as Pros Like Kuwait Sovereign Wealth Fund Sound Red Alert

The SEC, in its munificence, is planning to allow more retail investors to be fleeced by private equity.

Links 5/22/2025

Thinking Being Offloaded to AI Even in Elite Medical Programs

The use of AI is severely degrading competence in advanced medical/biomedical degree programs in elite universities. Patients be warned.

A Harbinger? Tech Jobs Plunge in San Francisco & Silicon Valley Brings Condo Prices Drop Back to 2015, Single-Family Home to 2018

Software hiriing has been falling for years, and is finally affecting the economies in its heartland, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Debating Trump “Ambush” of South African President With “White Genocide’ Lies

n the consternation over Cyril Rhamposa’s failure to rebut Trump’s disgraceful diversion tactics regarding of Israel’s Gaza genocide

Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration ‘Never Witnessed in Modern Civilization’

A new study in Nature looks at one of the baked-in effects from just our current level of temperature increases: mass migration.