The new year gets off to a rousing start with the launch of a new bi-weekly talk show with Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Public Libraries Continue to Thrive Despite Defunding and Privatization Attacks
Efforts by governments and cities to defund the public library are thankully falleing short due to essential role libraries play.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/13/2023
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‘They’re Trying to George Floyd Me’: Teacher and Cousin of Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Killed by LAPD
A 31-year-old high black school English teacher, died after police repeatedly used a Taser on him following a traffic accident.
Another Supply Chain Finance-Enabled Crisis Hits, This Time in Brazil
“Discovery” of multi-billion dollar “inconsistencies” on Brazilian retail giant’s balance sheet is a timely reminder of the risks posed by supply chain finance, especially in a heavily weakened business environment such as today.
SBF’s Substack Shows He Will Always Be in Our Face
Sadly, even prison is not likely to rid us of this turbulent financier, SBF.
What It Means for Hunger to Burn Through the Pentagon’s Ranks
Food insecurity, aka hunger, afflicts from one in eight to one in four military families per recent studies.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/12/2023
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180 Million Barrels Of Crude May Never Be Returned to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Biden plan for replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is unrealitic. And it does not appear to have a Plan B.
The Ukrainian Demilitarized Zone – “Negotiations” Start at a Dead End
The bizarre Ukrainian claim that Russia is seeking negotiations and even offering up a DMZ provides a window into the state of disarray.
How a War on Porn Is Endangering US Sex Workers
Self-styled anti-sex-trafficking groups, who are actually opposed to sex work, are imposing their extreme religious views on all Americans
‘Industry’ and the State (Twitter Files 11 & 12)
A wealth of new detail about the Twitter-government partnership.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/11/2023
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