‘Does the CIA Still Do That?’
A look at the CIA’s sorry history of propaganda, psyops and assassinations.
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Making the World Safe for KFC: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover
How the World Bank’s IFC and others development banks supported KFC’s world conquest by backing its factory farms.
Read more...Links 4/24/2024
Israel Economy Deterioration Worsens as Gaza Conflict and Other Hostilities Grind On
A fresh look, admittedly based on limited information, at how Israel’s economy is holding up in what is proving to be a protracted conflict
Read more...War Is Never the Answer to a Properly Posed Question
A discussion of four books about Palestine to facilitate better understanding of the war in Gaza.
Read more...FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing
The FTC’s Lina Khan is loaded for bear and targeting potential (as in probable) tech-facilitated price collusion in health care.
Read more...Crackdowns on Pro-Palestine Occupations on Major Campuses Bringing Gaza Conflict a Bit Closer to Home
Mild campus protests, at least by 1960s standards, against the Gaza genocide, have produced panic in the officialdom and aggressive responses.
Read more...Links 4/23/2024
James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.
Read more...Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
The Freedom Flotialla is another example of how trying to save lives in Gaza is a high risk enterprise.
Read more...China Anti-Espionage Laws Threaten Pharma Supply Chains and Multinational Manufacture in China
New anti-espionage laws in China could make an increasingly tenuous situation for Western drug buyers even worse.
Read more...Challenging the Duopoly: Jill Stein on Why She’s Running for US President as Green Party Candidate
Jill Stein explains why she is running for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the Democrat/Republican duopoly.
Read more...Links 4/20/2024
AI Chatbots Refuse to Produce ‘Controversial’ Output − Why That’s a Free Speech Problem
Quelle surprise! AI is being deployed to censor unwelcome ideas via omission.
Read more...Boeing and Baltimore Bridge Scandals: Monopolization and Criminal Negligence?
On how recent administrations enabled Boeing’s industry takeover and covered up safety deficiencies at Boeing and in the shipping industry.
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