Thursday, July 24, 2025

Announcing Micro-Mini Fundraiser for Moderation Top-Up

Announcing a micro-mini, just under the wire fundraiser to bring us into 2024 will a full moderation team! Help support the comments section!

Links 12/30/2023

Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt

Michael Hudson reprises favorite themes, particularly the role of rentiers and debt dynamics, with some new tidbits.

The Curious Joy of Being Wrong – Intellectual Humility Means Being Open to New Information and Willing to Change Your Mind

On the value of cultivating intellectual humility.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2023

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Links 12/29/2023

2022: The Year That Many Brits Learnt to Love Cash Again

Small slithers of hope in the Global War on Cash.

Because of Israel’s War Against Palestine, There Are No Innocent Ships at Sea

The Houthis raise the ante in their campaign against ships that could be bound for Israel.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2023

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Links 12/28/2023

India’s Russian Oil Imports Helped Prevent A Global Polycrisis

India makes a bold claim about spillover benefits from having ignored Western sanctions on Russian oil.

Huge Capital Investment Required for U.S. Electric Industry’s Decarbonization

Electric utilities face massive costs to end their use of fossil fuels in power generation. What does that mean for consumers and the public?

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2023

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Links 12/27/2023

Europe’s Bad China Bluff

A show of Europe’s leaders eyepoking China to try to shift blame for their policy failings.