Saturday, July 25, 2026
A Political Earthquake Just Took Place in Latin America
Colombia’s presidential elections this past weekend were historical on a number of levels, not least because they portend a shift in relations with its long-term hegemon, the US.
Charlottesville, COVID, Trump and the War on Free Speech
How the war against free speech is backfiring….but the perps keep pushing even harder.
The Mining Industry Is Replicating the Oil Sector Crisis
The push for green new energy faces a big hurdle via sharply rising prices of key inputs, due to years of underinvestment in mining.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Hillary Clinton’s Lunch with the Financial Times
Pulling on my yellow waders for Hillary Clinton…
Turnaround for the Left, Big Gains for the Far Right in French Legislative Elections
Yves here. Please welcome Jonah Birch, who came to us through a good friend of the site, Tom Ferguson. Jonah is a sociologist who most recently was an assistant professor at Marquette University and has just returned to New York City. His areas of interest include political sociology, social movements, European politics, work and labor […]
Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals
Private equity’s emphasis on profit is “not necessarily great for the patient.”
Michael Hudson: The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages
The Fed, following neoclassical orthodoxy, hates having ordinary workers properly paid.
The Fifth Anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire, Aesthetics, and Social Murder
What were the causes behind Grenfell Tower’s beautiful, smooth facade?
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Michael Hudson Talks About Almost Everything with Jonathan Brown
Another blockbuster interview with Michael Hudson.
