An attempt to divine the political roots of Trump’s trade and tariff policies.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Blockbuster Deal Will Wipe Out $30 Billion in Medical Debt. Even Backers Say It’s Not Enough.
A program that purchased medical debt at a deep discount, while effective, still reinforces a predatory system.
Coffee Break: Across the Pond With the Starmer Government
Britain really needs a new government as the current Starmer government appears to be leading the country off a cliff with their policie
Focus on Market Rout from Overvalued Levels Diverting Attention from Real Economy DOGE, Particularly Social Security and Depth of Tariff Damage
The focus on the market rout pervesely distracts attention from Trump’s massive and probably durable real economy destruction.
‘Greater Türkiye’ Faces Major Headwinds Abroad and at Home
Restless nationalists play role in protests at home while Türkiye runs up against US-backed Greater Israel in Syria. The great unknown: will the millions of Takfiris in Türkiye step into the ring?
Trump Tariffs Run Over Already-Desperate Car Industry; Higher Prices, Job Cuts, and Supplier Closures Baked In
The tariff situation has developed not necessarily to the advantage of the car industry.
Trade War Just Crashed Crude. Demand Might Be Next
Are the tariffs more likely to change patterns in the global oil market than really kill oil demand?
As Global Conflicts Rage, Has Neoliberalism Already Won?
If we look at the “Great Game” through the lens of internecine strife of the global neoliberal elite, does it matter who wins?
USDA Cuts Hit Small Farms as Trump Showers Billions on Big Farms
The dollars helped schools and food banks buy from small farmers, boosting the local food system.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think
The massive Trump tariffs are a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.
Trump’s Non-Cooperative Game
Game theorists do not take a kind view of how Trump is going about things.
Coffee Break: The Powell Memo Kills American Science, Driving While Nonwhite Is Hazardous, and Science Can Recover but It Will Take Patience and Persistence.
Can medical science recover from the Powell memo and Project 2025 via slow science?
