Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Iranian-Pakistan Tensions Occur Amid Iran’s Rise as New Regional Power in West Asia

Explaining the significance of the recent strikes by Iran and Pakistan on each other’s territory.

Will Climate Engineering Really Save Us? Do Me a Favour

Tech-utopian hero worship, here in the form of geo-engineering hopium, is one of the social scourges of our time.

The US, Israel Have Lost Battlefield Control – Houthis Have Attacked US Destroyer, Hit Greek-US Owned Bulker; Iran Has Hit US Base in Kurdish Capital, Erbil

The Houthi situation has developed not necessarily to the US’ and UK’s advantage.

Kremlin Tries To Sit on the Fence in the Middle of the Red Sea

The Kremlin seems very pointedly to be keeping Russia as far away as possible from the Houthi naval escalation.

Netanyahu Vows to Defy International Court of Justice as Israel Moves to Tighten Control Over Southern Gaza Border

Israel is determined to inflict more punishment in Gaza.

The Debt Explosion: How Neoliberalism Fuels Debt Crises

Radhika Desai and Michael Husdon provide a data-driven discussion of the inflating and detonation of debt bombs during the neoliberal era.

Israel Raises Major Procedural Problem with South Africa Filing, Challenges “Genocidal Intent” by Citing Policies, Relief

Israel may have found some real chinks in South Africa’s genocide filing.

Doctors Raise Alarm on Dropping Global Fertility Rate, Environmental Pollutants Cited

A new paper on dropping fertility rates urges policies to increase them, ignoring resource constraints and environment degradation.

U.S. and UK Forces Hit Military Targets in Yemen

The US and its hanger-on, the UK, bomb Yemen, risking escalation to a regional war….to protect their manhood and Israel’s genocide.

Fixing the Panama Canal

The impact of the reduction in Panama Canal capacity illustrates choices we will have to make. Some are more pro-survival than others

Odds of US Bank Failures Rise with Office Space Loan Losses, Fed Interest Rate Mismanagement

US bank pain: Loans for urban office buildings come a cropper as they were already suffering other interest rate losses.

Israel Seen as Even More Likely to Launch War with Lebanon as Fate of ICJ Suit Uncertain Due to China and Russia Doubts

As feared, Israel looks determined to go to war against Lebanon as the vote-count on the ICJ genocide case may favor Israel.

Israel Shifts to Targeted Escalation, With Justification for Entry into Lebanon One Likely Aim

Pressure is still growing in and around Israel, with an Israel full bore attack on Lebanon looking all too likely.

Permafrost, Methane and Climate Change

Yet another climate change accelerant not getting remotely the attention warranted: permafrost melt.

American Household Debt: A Reappraisal

An attempt to correct the “blame the poors” approach to the reality and systemic risk posed by debt among lower-income borrowers.