Category Archives: Banana republic

Rentier Capitalism and Class Warfare in Kazakhstan

Blame Kazakhstan ‘free’ market reforms that benefit the rich and powerful at the expense of the working class for recent protests.

Eurasia’s Ring of Fire

A theory of empire, based on aspirations for control of Eurasia.

An Introduction to Family Offices (and Generational Wealth)

The murky, unregulated world of family offices, where oligarchs manage their capital.

With Billions in Fines, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Ranks Are ‘Packed With Rogues’

A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses, Upholds for Most Health Workers

The Supreme Court fillets Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate, leaving it to employers and states to act, unless Congress opts to step in and craft a nationwide policy.

Our Rolling Civil War

The institutional left has abandoned leadership of a nascent civil war to the institutional right.

More on the Morbidity Risk of Omicron: “Like a Chess Grandmaster Playing Against Schoolboys”

A lot of the misunderstanding of Omicron is actively cultivated.

Biden Under Fire for Resisting Calls to Distribute N95 Masks to All

The Biden administration dithers, while meanwhile Bernie reintroduces legislation that sends N95 masks to every U.S. household.

Federal Judge Denies Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss, Allowing FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed and Discovery to Commence

Judge James Boasberg denies Facebook’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust action, thus allowing the lawsuit to proceed and discovery to commence.

U.S. Interior Department Moves to Block Some Oil and Gas Leasing on Alaska’s North Slope

Interior Department restricts oil and gas development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Researve.

Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or Covid Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls lack of access to paid sick leave in the midst of a pandemic “barbaric.”

Michael Hudson: What is Causing So Much Inflation?

Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and Fed’s secretive $4.5 trillion bank bailout.

Massachusetts Mask Debacle: State Fails its Elementary and Secondary School Teachers

Plans to distribute masks to the teachers of Massachusetts prove to be a shambles.as ineffective, old Chinese-made masks are shipped instead.

Fateful Collision: NATO’s Drive to the East Versus Russia’s Sphere of Influence

How using the military alliance NATO for Euroepean-loyality-building ends has made it more and more of a threat to Russia.