A high level update on Russia v. Ukraine, since the mainstream media has taken to averting its eyes.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Biden’s FTC Has Blocked 4 Hospital Mergers and Is Poised to Thwart More Consolidation Attempts
The Biden administration’s new majority on the commission is primed to more aggressively combat consolidation in the health care industry than it has in past years.
How Sustainable Manufacturing Could Help Reduce the Environmental Impact of Industry
A short overview of sustainable manufacturing, an idea whose time ought to have come.
The Great Railroad Strike of 2022 Averted (So Far) After Biden Intervenes
Will railroads have a long, hot summer?
In Agriculture, a Perennial Problem with Grains
Some researchers say Kernza will make the food system more sustainable; others doubt it will ever produce enough grain.
The Capitalist Solution to ‘Save’ the Planet: Make It an Asset Class & Sell it
John Bellamy Foster explains the plans to create assets on the back of everything nature does and expropriate it from the global commons.
Groundhog Day For America’s Energy Grid
More energy woes coming to some parts of the US due to the failure to address known infrastructure problems.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/15/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Experiments with a Four-Day Workweek
Workers around the world are experimenting with a four-day week, and their efforts illustrate the promise of shorter working time.
Banks Begin to Fret About the Threat of Civil Unrest
Bank CEOs have good reason to be worried about rising civil unrest, as economic conditions deteriorate fast around the world. If 2019 was the year of protest, 2022 could be the year of unbottled rage.
Aid for Power in New Cold War
Once a way for powerful nations to influence developing countries, development aid has gained renewed significance in the new Cold War. Unlike before, the rivalry now is not between different systems.
Dollar Diplomacy: Michael Hudson and Steve Keen on Real Progressives
A wide-ranging and free-wheeling discussion of money, oligarchy, trade, China, the future of the dollar….with an eye to MMT.
