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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate – Here’s Why
Why arctic greening is yet another feel-good idea that does not pan out in practice.
Ukraine Updates and More Discussion of the Russia “Gas for Roubles” Countersanction
Gazprom is scheduled to announce what its roubls-for-gas payments stipulations are, even though most Western countries said no, sight unseen.
“Dollar Hegemony Ended Last Wednesday”: Michael Hudson Interviewed by Margaret Flowers on Clearing the Fog
Michael Hudson continues to discuss how Western sanctions are undermining the central role of the dollar in US economic dominance.
Under the Sea, a Hidden Climate Variable: Thawing Permafrost
Carefully mapping the changing topology of the Arctic Ocean floor, scientists are racing to study submarine permafrost.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/29/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
War or Peace, Barbarism or Hope: War Threatens World with Stagflation
A short hisory of stagflation and why it’s a pressing risk now.
US-Mexico Relations Hit New Low Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Mexico’s position of neutrality over the Russia-Ukraine conflict provokes backlash from Washington.
NATO-Russia Proxy War – Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson continues his political and financial analysis of the war in Ukraine.
US Natural Gas Production and LNG Exports Amid Urgent Demand for LNG from Europe
Europe will compete with the biggest buyers of US LNG: South Korea, China, Japan, Brazil. But Mexico bought more than all four combined.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread !~
The Covid Data Is Making Me Queasy, and CDC Changes and Reform Proposals Aren’t Helping Me Any
The CDC is flying blind. And so are we….
