How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
The Widening War: How the Nato-Russia Confrontation Is Playing Out in North Africa
Europe is desperate for North African energy, and yet the West threatens to alienate countries there with its demands they cut ties with Russia.
Breached Dam, Incineration of Soil Flood East Palestine With Fresh Fears of Toxins
“I’ve had fear and now this just put the anxiety over the top,” said one local resident.
Secret Power and the Persecution of Julian Assange
Stefania Maurizi’s “Secret Power: Wikileaks and its Enemies” chronicles Wikileaks’ publications and the dehumanization of Julian Assange.
Rail Workers Warn Safety Bill Loopholes Are Big Enough to ‘Run a Freight Train Through’
Post East Palentine rail safety reform proposals are embarrassingly unserious.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/3/2023
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New York Fed Identifies a New Way Dollar Hegemony Is Not Good for Emerging Economies and Other Growing Things
Another mechanism by which US does harm through our indifference to to the impact of our dollar/interest rate policies on other countries.
Tesla’s Newly Announced “Gigafactory” in Northern Mexico Already Has a Serious Problem: Water Scarcity
The nearshoring trend is triggering a significant influx of global companies, including Tesla and many of its suppliers, to Northern Mexico, particularly the state of Nuevo León. But is there enough water to go round?
Why Biden Snubbed China’s Ukraine Peace Plan
The US doth protest too much over China’s napkin doodle peace principles. Why the defensiveness?
At the Brink of War in the Pacific? The Nightmare of Great Power Rivalry Over Taiwan
In pressing the Taiwan hot button, is the US misreading China’s capabilities and networks just as it has Russia’s?
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/2/2023
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The Fiscal Side of Europe’s Energy Crisis: The Facts, Problems and Prospects
A deep dive into the costs and impact of the recent, large-scale European energy subsidies.
