Russia is dialing down expectations for big BRICS developments at a late August summit.
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NC Under Attack from Ukraine After Posting on Gonzalo Lira Being Tortured and Extorted While in Prison
Quelle surprise! Some people in Ukraine do not like NC!
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/3/2023
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Delivery Workers File Wage Theft Complaints Against DoorDash
DoorDash behaves badly via selective non-compliance with a new law setting pay rules for food delivery workers.
Energy Destinies – Part 8: Pathways
Satyajit Das concludes his series on the future of energy by looking at curbing demand, aka radical conseration.
French Invasion of Niger Could Turn into All-Out Franco-African War
An assessment of the stakes for France in trying to reverse the military coup in Niger by force.
As the Ukraine War Drags On, It’s Time to Reassess the Impacts of Sanctions
The bundle of sanctions was initially designed and imposed in haste, with little basis to assess historic performance.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/2/2023
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Science Versus Scientism in Real Life: Where Do We Go from Here?
An engaging discussion of science-adjacent scintism, including Theranos. glysophate, Golden Rice, and rewilding.
Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance
Why health insurance schemes, both private insurance and society-wide programs, are more costly than and inferor to government funding.
The Bizarre and Widely Disparaged Fitch Downgrade of US Government Debt to AA+
The financial press and Mr. Market shrugged off the Fitch downgrade of US government debt from AAA to AA+. Why?
Two Overlapping Takes on Inflation
MMT backer Richard Murphy and London finance organ City A.M. have surprisingly simliar views on the causes of inflation but differ on remedies
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/1/2023
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