Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Europe’s Bad China Bluff
A show of Europe’s leaders eyepoking China to try to shift blame for their policy failings.
Book Review: Antony Loewenstein, “The Palestine Laboratory”
Does Israel-Palestine’s present provide a glimpse of a wider future?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/26/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Selfishness Cannot Be the Basis of Society
A stereotypical case of an economist putting market concepts over society….worse in family relations.
Honey Trap for Israelis and Americans in the Red Sea
John Helmer provides new intel on Red Sea machinations of various players in response to Houthi action against sea trade with Israel.
2:00PM Water Cooler Christmas Day 2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Book Review: Sally Denton and Roger Morris, “The Money and the Power”
Examining the moments and people that helped fuse the US state, economy, and organized crime into one indistinguishable entity.
Five Christmas Fashion Trends We Should Bring Back – And May Be Found in Your Wardrobe Already
A lecturer in design and cultural theory provides environmentally friendly fashion advice for the holidays.
Russian Trade Corridors Flourish Under Western Sanctions
A look at Russia’s maritime trade corridors as Western efforts to isolate Moscow continue to backfire in spectacular fashion.
Brutal Occupation Underpins Class Inequality for Israelis and Palestinians
An interview with Dr. Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset representing the Hadash party, which stands for Jewish-Arab cooperation based on class solidarity.
