Thursday, August 21, 2025
4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson
US banks keep falling over but the Fed is curiously indifferent.
A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws
Big employers like McDonalds have been caught illegally employing children. Some state want to regulize that. But is this just a GOP affair?
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/5/2023
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Peanut Butter Is a Liquid
The matter of what is a liquid has made the news…..
UN Development Program Believes Ukraine’s Digital ID and Governance Platform Is Ready to “Go International”
Ukraine is “building the most convenient digital state in the world — without corruption, without bureaucracy, absolutely paperless, and open for everyone”. And the UN is on board.
Violence in Sudan and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
The conflict in Sudan is an expression of the changing world order and the intense fight over resources and critical geographies.
Can the US Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World?
The US channels Nora Desmond.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/4/2023
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“All I Want Is a Future”
“The future is already here. It’s just not very evenly distributed.” But what we can see is not pretty.
Is There Motive Behind the Fed Making Such a Mess of the US Bank Wobbles?
The Fed seems awfully indifferent to the (so far) low level bank crisis it has created.
What is Section 4 of the 14th Amendment, “The Validity of the Public Debt of the United States?”
As the Republicans are digging on raising the debt ceilings, the idea of a constitutional challenge is starting to get traction.
Is This the Beginning of the End for Gasoline?
While the arrival of what is probably peak gasoline is good news, there’s a long way to go in reducing its use.
