~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;
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~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 66 Comments »
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:56 am | 172 Comments »
The US tutors Armenia on the ins and outs of being non-agreement-capable. Türkiye up to no good? Russia remains patient.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Guest Post, Middle East, Russia, Turkey
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 5 Comments »
Satyajit Das discusses three new books on Russian history that profess to offer new insights, with predictably mixed results.
Topics: Guest Post, Russia, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:00 am | 31 Comments »
Quadrature Capital, which gave the Labour Party’s largest-ever donation, held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs.
Topics: Hedge funds, Middle East, Politics, UK
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 4:00 am | 6 Comments »
On carbon sinks becoming inoperative: ‘Nature has so far balanced our abuse. This is coming to an end’
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:56 am | 13 Comments »
Our tiny singing dinosaur friends, and the assets they create….
Topics: Guest Post, Science and the scientific method, Social policy, Social values, Species loss
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 pm | 8 Comments »
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Michelle stays home; Trump to work the grill at McDonald’s in Philly; Trump’s “fascism”; Boeing borrows $10 billion, fights off junk status for now, faces break-up ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 116 Comments »
After a period of rapid growth, recent trends in world trade reveal a phase of stagnation. Rising geopolitical tensions have been accompanied by trade restrictions in the name of national and economic security. Analysis of economic security measures should consider multiple dimensions, including the effect on global supply chains, efficiency, costs, foreign direct investment, trade in services, and international competition.
Topics: Globalization
Posted by Lambert Strether at 12:24 pm | 11 Comments »
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 170 Comments »
The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being used to apply more pressure on Iran and has all the signs of a neocon divide and conquer scheme.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Middle East, Russia, Turkey
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 15 Comments »
A reader critical thinking exercise in the form of a neocon justification of US efforts to contain China.
Topics: Australia, China, Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:19 am | 68 Comments »
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; CIA Democrats; Kamala and Biden teams at odds; Trump singing and dancing Town Hall not the debacle portrayed; Boeing to borrow billions, delays 777X, plans drastic white-collar cuts ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 85 Comments »
An important takedown of the blue hydrogen scam, a pet initiative of fossil fuel companies.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:56 am | 13 Comments »
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 162 Comments »