Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Is This the Beginning of the End for Gasoline?

While the arrival of what is probably peak gasoline is good news, there’s a long way to go in reducing its use.

Big Banks Must Become Globally Resolvable – or Significantly ‘Smaller’

Sadly, coming up with a way to resolve big international banks is a non-starter. The answer is very strict regulation. But that would be work.

When a Storm Dumped Two Feet of Water on My City, I Learned Something Gratifying About My Neighbors

An in-depth account of being caught in a major flood and dealing with becoming a water evacuee.

The Collapse in Operational Capabilities in the West and Some Knock-On Effects

Why does the West seem increasingly unable to get out of its own underwear?

Why Is the US Wiring Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts?

Unnamed US officials tell the NYT the system will be able to determine who was responsible for an attack, but the details are sketchy.

California’s Big Melt Kicks Off, Likely to Cause Floods

This weekend’s hot temperatures will lead to melting of California’s epic snowpack. Flooding and other hazards will loom for weeks to come.

US-South Korea Nuclear Weapons Deal – What You Need to Know

US is bringing back nuclear weapons to South Korea in dangerous East Asia escalation.

TikTok and Critical Mass

TikTok is becoming an important vehicle for what old farts call consciousness raising. But can it foment serious protests?

Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak

New research casts serious doubts on environmental testing done by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland after 2018 leaks.

Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming

While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.

Leaks Reveal Reality Behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine

While lying to the public is routine, the Pentagon leaks show officials have been selling fabrications about how Ukraine is faring.

The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom

Why renewables are not a free lunch.

A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?

Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.

Tracking the EU Decoupling from Russia

Taking stock of the EU’s economic divorce from Russia.