Sunday, June 29, 2025

Links 5/29/2023

What Does Erdogan’s Reelection Mean for the New Cold War?

With nationalists empowered in parliament and the West all but certain to keep up the with-us-or-against-us pressure, Turkiye moving closer to the East appears more likely. 

The Decline In Coal Appears To Have Been Exaggerated

Carbon reduction promises get thrown out the window as countries like the UK, Australia, and China embrace king coal.

Links 5/28/2023

American Officials Erase US Role in Empowering Their New Number One Enemy China

American elites have magically forgotten they were the ones who moved US industry to China in order to make a buck. 

Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising — And Getting Weirder

Americans continue to suffer due to the Obama administration’s failure to take on health insurers.

Links 5/27/2023

Origins of Debt: Michael Hudson Reveals How Financial Oligarchies in Greece & Rome Shaped Our World

Michael Hudson explains how the treatment of debt winds up determing social structure.

The Move Toward a Four-Day Workweek Obscures Low Pay

Yves here. Like author Sonali Kolhatkar, your humble blogger has been skeptical of a four day, or better yet, 32 hour workweek without an increase in worker compensation. By Sonali Kolhatkar, an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a weekly television and radio show that […]

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/26/2023

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Workers in the South Are Defying History with Union Wins

Union campaigns are scoring more successes in the South despite the high-profile defeat at the Amazon wareouse in Bessemer, Alabama

Links 5/26/2023

Why Are US Military Personnel Heading to Peru?

The ostensible goal of the operation is to provide “support and assistance to the Special Operations of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and National Police of Peru,” including in regions recently engulfed in violence.

More American Cities Considering Free Public Transportation

In fits and starts, the idea of free public transportation is getting more of a following in the US.

The Expanding Role of Medicaid in US Health Care

Medicaid is more of a heavyweight than you might have realized.