The CDC is flying blind. And so are we….
Sunday, December 28, 2025
China’s Flirtation with “Let ‘Er Rip” Goes Hard Into Reverse with Shanghai Two-Phase Lockdown
What to make of Shanghai’s sudden reversal of its plan to forego a Covid lockdown?
Conflict, Empires, and Political Trust
Conflict victimisation in WWII left a negative imprint on levels of political trust throughout Europe and Central Asia that has persisted over generations.
Rationing Looms As Diesel Crisis Goes Global
Diesel shortages are on the way to becoming so serious that they’ll first create inflation and then slow demand.
A Round-Up of Anti-Covid Nasal Spray Vaccine and Treatment Research
Encouraging news on the nasal spray vaccine front!
The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the oil and gas that enabled this conflict.
Michael Hudson Talks with the Saker About the Russian Counter-Sanction of Paying for Its Gas With Roubles
Michael Hudson answers the Saker’s questions about the ramifications of Russia’s “gas only for roubles if you have been mean to us” measure.
Corporations Are Suppressing Wages—There’s a Fix for That
Don’t buy the hype about wages rising naturally About 1/3 of American workers are underpaid due to the refusal to raise the minimum wage.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/25/2022
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Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History
Workers begin voting Friday at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, culminating an organizing drive by upstarts from their ranks.
Unbeknown to Most, A Financial Revolution Is Coming That Threatens to Change Everything (And Not for the Better)
Given how much is at stake, this financial revolution is among the most important questions today’s societies could possibly grapple with. It should be under discussion in every parliament of every land, and every dinner table in every country in the world.
