Friday, July 25, 2025
Migrants, Pro-Globalization “Leftists,” and the Suffocating Middle Class
Economic migrants seek prosperity and are justified in doing so, yet they can also be seen as pawns in an international strategy that destroys the negotiating leverage of workers. The resulting contradictions potentially render conventional political classifications obsolete.
Tariq Ali: “No Real Choice” at the Ballot Box for the People of Pakistan
Corruption keeps growing like cancer in Pakistan. This combined with military repression and on-going terror attacks from the Islamic State, means Pakistanis will see a continuation of the status quo, says Tariq Ali in this RNN interview.
Marshall Auerback: Trump’s Trade War with China Will Cause an Economic Catastrophe — Here’s a Better Solution
How to impose trade rules that will bring jobs back to the US in a much more surgical manner than a costly and potentially self-defeating trade wars.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/19/2018
Temporarily open thread.
Obama Continues His Long Con at the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
Former United States Barack Obama[1] gave the Sixteenth Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture[2] on July 17 before 15,000 people at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium in Illovo, a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg. The lecture was also streamed online. The event was sponsored by the Nelson Mandela Foundation[3]. I really ought to get out my magic markers and […]
Google Bitten by 2nd Antitrust Fine in the EU, $5 Billion, Hugest Ever Anywhere. Third Waiting in the Wings
Google has used Android as a vehicle to cement the dominance of its search engine.
Can Globalization Be Reversed?
Will the Trump tariffs lead to a rollback of globalization? And if so, what might it look like?
Marshall Auerback: How Plan to Replace LIBOR Will Cement Fed’s Role as Global Central Banker
How proposals to replace LIBOR will strengthen the Fed’s position in global markets.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/18/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Textiles and trade, Clinton, Cuomo corruption, Helsinki commentary, electronic voting, mortage applications, housing starts, home delivery, labor market, Eric Garner, federated social networks
Gun Control: Remington Rejects Navajo Nation Bid
Remington rejects bid by Navajo Nation investment trust that would have transformed its business model to reject production of assault weapons and embrace smart gun controls.
Net Neutrality: FCC’s Scuppering Will Stand; Meanwhile, India Adopts World’s Most Sweeping Protections
US net neutrality advocates hold onto slim hope that Congress might overturn the FCC’s decision to scupper net neutrality provisions; meanwhile, India adopts some of the strongest net neutrality protections in the world.
Commandos Sans Frontières: The Global Growth of US Special Operations Forces
Why Green Berets and Navy SEALs need to solve national security problems — strategic issues that ought to be addressed by policymakers — is a question that has long gone unanswered: Overview of global deployment of US commandos.
