On the economic effects of wars, drawing on a novel database of nearly 400 wars over the past two centuries.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
New York Times Strike: From Reporters to Rabble-Rousers
Workers at the New York Times stopped working to demand better pay and labor rights—but only for a day. What if they flexed their power?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/13/2022
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The UK Firm at the Heart of a High-Level Fraud Conviction in Russia
Russia cracks down on a few oligarchs using UK offshore-owned corporate entities that face little scrutiny.
On Bicentennial of US-Mexico Diplomatic Relations, Former US Ambassador to Mexico Accuses AMLO of “Goading” Washington
The thorniest issue remains, of course, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on which AMLO’s government has tried to stay firm to its neutral position.
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.
