Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Russian and Western Nuclear Industries Remain Interdependent
The close mutual industrial and market interdependencies between the Russian nuclear industry and its Western counterparts at least partially explain European hesitations to impose sanctions on the nuclear sector.
BRICS and De-Dollarization: An Alternative or Potential Disaster?
A discussion of some proposals for the BRICS de-dollarization project, suggesting a lack of convergence of ideas among key players.
An American Coup?
Did the US armed services refuse to execute an order by Biden, which would amount to a coup, or is the story more complex?
Countdown!
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Down to the Wire for 2024 Fundraiser, Help Hit Our New Donor and $ Targets!
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2:00PM Water Cooler 9/20/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; New RCP election 2024 charts (it’s still tied), and new Covid charts; Kamala on Oprah. Wowsers; Boeing negotiations stall, as layoffs continue. ~
How the “Rules-Based International Order” Uses Humanitarianism to Turn Refugees Into Disposable Migrant Labor
Book review: “Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work” by Laura Robson.
Are Europe’s Too-Big-To-Fail Banks About to Get Even Bigger?
As two big bank mergers, both hostile, one cross-border, hang in the balance, Draghi and the editorial boards of the FT and Bloomberg call for a fresh round of European bank consolidation.
Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our 2024 Fundraiser!
Last chance for our 2024 fundraiser! If you haven’t contributed yet, please stop by our Tip Jar and chip in!
Why the Cost of Water for Poor Black Detroit Voters May Be Key to Kamala Harris Winning – Or Losing – Michigan
Turns out that water and genocide are issues that are difficult to gloss over.
Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.
The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/19/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Latest Trump assassination news (what a world); Boeing managers and executives laid off; Diddy had better make sure the CCTV works at all times; The philosphy game ~
