The thorniest issue remains, of course, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on which AMLO’s government has tried to stay firm to its neutral position.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
The Night of the Pen Knives – The Olaf Scholz Plot Exposed as Putz, Not Putsch
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Thomas Haldenwang, the internal security chief Scholz accepted from Angela Merkel, have pulled off a media coup in the style of the first German minister of propaganda.
Japan and the Netherlands Join US Efforts to Cut Off China from Advanced Chips
Japan and the Netherlands are joining the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chip-making machinery to China.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/12/2022
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‘Solidarity Works!’ Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached
Part-time faculty at the New School in New York City get a new deal after students occupied university center.
Is Canada Euthanizing the Poor?
Canada’s assisted death program attracts people living in misery due to lack of support from the state.
Why Supertanker Rates Are Suddenly Crashing
Very Large Crude Carrier rates have plunged to just $38,000 per day, falling some 62% from a few weeks ago.
The New “Left Tide” Sweeping Latin America Just Hit a Couple of Big Rocks
Peru continues to stumble from crisis to crisis, scandal to scandal, and president to president. In Argentina one of the towering figures of Latin America’s political left, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, just received a 6-year prison sentence.
US Prison Labor Boosts Hundreds of Private Companies and Helps Expand the Carceral State
US slave labor boosts American companies and allows the prison system to continue expanding.
China’s New Space Station Opens for Business in an Increasingly Competitive Era of Space Activity
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
Estimating the True Cost of War: The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine (2014-2019)
A new approach for analyzing the economic cost of war finds the impact on Donetsk, even before the SMO, is very high.
No Appeal Filed in The MH17 Case – Ursula von der Leyen Proposes The Start of a New Show Trial
The dubious but not surprising end of the MH17 trial.
