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Saturday, February 7, 2026
The Brave New World of Employment Under AI……What About Countervailing Forces?
Why AI still has some growth pains coming.
What Happens When National Governments and Law Enforcement Agencies Use Biometric ID and Surveillance Systems Illegally?
The answer, it seems, is nothing. But some governments, including the UK and Australia, are now modifying their laws to make sure it is no longer illegal.
Global Economy’s Momentous Shift and Monumental Inequality
An in-depth yet lively debunking by Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson of Panglossian depictions of the state of the US economy and society.
Kremlin Tries To Sit on the Fence in the Middle of the Red Sea
The Kremlin seems very pointedly to be keeping Russia as far away as possible from the Houthi naval escalation.
The Famous Gallows of January 6: Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
Gaps and discrepancies in the story of the January 6 gallows in front of the Capitol.
How Workers and Firms Meet in the Labour Market and Why It Matters
Because search channels connect workers and firms at different rungs of the wage distribution, matching technologies matter not only for individual job search outcomes, but also for aggregate employment, productivity, and wage inequality.
“If Europe Is Under Attack We Will Never Come to Help You” – EU Top Official Quotes Trump
Even though Trump would find it hard to limit US support to NATO, the US has deep-seated problems with its ability to project power
Netanyahu Vows to Defy International Court of Justice as Israel Moves to Tighten Control Over Southern Gaza Border
Israel is determined to inflict more punishment in Gaza.
The Collapse of the Public Health Establishment is the Collapse of the Professional-Managerial Class
A White House Press Secretary, the Director of a national public health agency, and the Chair of the Department of Medicine at a major public university.
The Law Firm Helping Big Oil Weaponize the First Amendment
Gibson Dunn is “playing both sides” of free speech, using it to defend Big Oil and silence the industry’s critics.
