Author Archives: Yves Smith
Black Sea Port Becomes Geopolitical Battleground Between China and the EU
Western handwringing over China building a port a little too close to Europe’s backyard.
Read more...The Cautious US Escalation Against Russia Is Developing Not Necessarily to US Advantage
The US does not look to have come out well from its latest dominance display against Russia.
Read more...When It Comes to the Environment, There Really Is No Such Thing as a “Good” Car
The problem with the EV as a climate change remedy is that it is still a car.
Read more...Research on Earth’s Raging Heat of 2023-24 Is Picking Up
La Niña will most likely quell a stretch of global record heat, but human-produced greenhouse gases loom as large as ever.
Read more...The EU’s Outsourced Migration Control Is Violent, Expensive and Ineffective
Does a critique of EU migration policies reveal more than it intended to?
Read more...In Virginia, Data Centers Collide with Zero-Carbon Goals
With electric demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state considers how to meet its goal of decarbonizing the grid.
Read more...Georgia Appeals Court Halts Trump Election Interference Case
There is much rending of hair over Trump winning delay in his election interference case that will push any trial past the election.
Read more...Mount Sinai Eye & Ear Nurses Rally for Layoff Plan as Beth Israel Shutdown Looms
New York City’s Mount Sinai is trying to shutter acquired Beth Israel and its own respected eye and ear facility despite state opposition
Read more...Israel Threatening to Take on Hezbollah After Cross-Border Attacks Produce Intense Wildfires
Israel desperately wants a hotter conflict with Hezbollah even though Israel is likely to lose bigly. What next?
Read more...Links 6/5/2024
The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: A Review
A cogent discussion of the complex, accelerating legitimacy crisis masked by bleats about “defending our democracy”
Read more...California Becomes Latest State To Try Capping Health Care Spending
California joins the list of states trying to choke health industry profiteering via spending limits. Can it work?
Read more...Battles Brew Over Radioactive Wastewater Discharge from Shuttered Nuclear Plants
New York State is trying to bar radioactive wastewater releases from out-of-service nuclear plants, as proponents insist they are safe.
Read more...‘A Monstrosity’: Biden Blasted Over Planned Executive Order on Asylum
Biden attempts to throw big bone to the right on immigration. But will he satisfy anyone?
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