Author Archives: Yves Smith

US Jury Holds Chiquita Liable for Colombian Death Squad’s Murder of Banana Workers

A rare bit of justice, and perhaps also US consciousness raising, over corporate backed murder abroad.

Buzzer Beater – Russian General Staff Aims at Ending the Ukraine by Electric War

The Western press is largely ignoring Russia’s destruction of Ukraine’s electric system, which will bring Ukraine to its knees

The Russian Endgame in Ukraine and European Resistance to “Right Wing” Advances: A Thought Experiment

How the unexpected success of right wing parties in France, Germany, and Austria might be focusing a few minds about Russia.

Links 6/8/2024

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.

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.

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.

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.

The EU’s Outsourced Migration Control Is Violent, Expensive and Ineffective

Does a critique of EU migration policies reveal more than it intended to?

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.

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.

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

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?