Monday, August 18, 2025
The EU Looks to “Jungle” Sacrifice Zones to Help It Out of Energy Crisis: North Africa Edition
Low wages and dirty energy make North Africa an attractive options for the EU to keep the “garden” green and profitable.
“Does Economics Do More Harm than Good?”
In a new book, George DeMartino offers some novel and pointed criticisms of economics, focusing on societal damage.
The War on Terror’s Lingering Pain
The war on terror’s high costs are buried in the US.
The EU Looks to “Jungle” Sacrifice Zones to Help It Out of Energy Crisis
Low wages and dirty energy make the Balkans and North Africa attractive options for the EU to keep the “garden” green and profitable.
Did a North Carolina Democratic Lawmaker Throw the Party Under the Bus for the Charter School Industry?
Tricia Cotham’s defection to the Republican Party has deep roots in the right-wing “school choice” movement.
Michael Hudson on the US Economy – Surprisingly Resilient or Potemkin Village?
Michael Hudson covers the waterfront on the US economy, such as class warfare, santions dependency, China, and the dollar.
I Was a Wilderness Therapy Success Story. Then My PTSD Surfaced.
Wilderness therapy looks like yet another scam designed to extract funds from parents with self-destructive kids.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Human-Caused Warming to Surpass Paris Agreement Limit by 2037, Analysis Finds
Another troubling global warming assessment.
Europe’s Strawberry War Heats Up As Germany Sends Cross-Party Delegation to Spain
Strawberry fields forever? Maybe not in water-starved south-eastern Spain.
Thomas Ferguson: Debt Ceiling Theater and the Trump Parallel Universe
Political scientist Thomas Ferguson discusses Democratic debt ceiling fecklessness, Biden’s wobbly coaliiton, and US instability.
