Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Embracing Climate Change to Hurt China
The U.S. goes all in on the burn-it-all-down strategy.
Tariffs and Trade Wars: Failing to Learn from the Great Depression
A detailed discussion of the damage done by Smoot Hawley to illustrate why tariffs typically do more harm than good
Who Will Pay the Highest Price for Trump’s Postal Service Privatization Push?
“Without competition from our public Postal Service, for-profit firms would jack up delivery fees on as many customers as possible.”
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Space War
Our warfare focused Coffee Break: the dangers of militarizing space
7 Truths About Trump’s Tariffs — And the High-Stakes Future They Shape
What is Trump trying to achieve on the economic front? Despite all the bobbing and weaving, he does have some core aims.
Quelle Surprise: Three Days After Milei Signs Another Unpayable IMF Bailout, US Treasury Secretary Pays Argentina a Call
The US has one clear goal in sight: to get Argentina to sever its ties with China, particularly by terminating a long-standing currency swap agreement
Here’s What’s in the New Rough Draft U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
A purported list of proposed US terms for its negotiations with Iran looks to go well beyond what Iran could accept.
Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?
European NATO members hope Keynes’ magic will make their newly adopted militarism feasible. A sanity check.
Coffee Break – Across the Pond : Lights Out Edition
Democracy is dying in Europe as governments become more authoritarian and a new cold war comes into being.
Michael Hudson: Return of the Robber Barons – Trump’s Inverted View of America’s Tariff History
Trump’s slash and burn tariff policy is to shrink government, gut regulation and sell off public assets to pay for his tax cuts on super rich
Pulling the Rug Out from Under China’s Clean Tech Strategy
China went all in on clean energy technology in recent years, but the economic war by the West and other developments now pose challenges to that gamble.
For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids
Nigeria pioneers in mini-grid installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — a model for other African countries
