Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Troubling Trends in Armenia Mirror Pre-War Ukraine
The country is once again at the center of international competition, Nazi ghosts are being resurrected, and anti-Russian attitudes are gaining favor.
The Maidan Cookie Has Crumbled – Ukraine Study Finds Most Multinational Companies Still in Russia
A new study claims that a substantial majority of foreign businesses in Russia that were supposed to exit due to sanctions are still there.
New Study Reveals Greenwashing as Key Obstacle for “Sustainable” Funds
Sustainable fund managers have discredited the sector by being way too company-friendly, such as accepting greenwashing claims.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/6/2024
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Trump, Populism, and the Republican Establishment: Two Graphs From New Hampshire
This year’s New Hampshire primary testifies to the disintegration of the Republican Party
Why Is Tony Blair So Keen for the UK’s National Health Service to Sell Off Its Patients’ Health Data to Private Companies?
What is being proposed is obviously a terrible deal for NHS patients. But could the Tony Blair Institute’s biggest donor benefit handsomely?
Why Elon Musk’s ‘Self-Driving’ of Tesla’s Board and Its Decision to Pay Him $56B Collided with the Law – and What Happens Next
Elon Musk learned a costly lesson: he is not bigger than the law, here administered by a Delaware court judge.
Attrition War — How Israel Is Losing on the Economic Front
An update on the impact on the war on the Israel economy, and the efforts to mitigate it.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/5/2024
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More Signs of US Impotence in Middle East: Overkill Yet Ineffective Strikes, Deluded “Reshaping the Middle East” Planted Piece, Hamas Blame Pre-Positioning for Probable Ceasefire Negotiation Fail
The US increasingly looks at if it has no clue as to the considerable limits on its power, now being exposed in the Middle East
Red Sea Chaos Highlights Problems With Italy’s Plan to Be European Energy Hub
Was the idea ever all that well thought out in the first place?
What If We Treated People Who Use Drugs as Full Human Beings?
Does punishing people for substance use worsen the pain and isolation that make drugs so appealing?
