Rob Urie: Failed US Economic Policies Lie Behind Current Geopolitical Tensions
How US fealty to neoliberalism undermined its economy. And why China’s choices are not likely to produce happy outcomes.
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Is Israel Waiting For The U.S. Elections To Make Its Biggest Move Against Iran?
More speculation about how Israel might attack Iran.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread ~
Read more...Book Review: The Mysterious Impact of Music on the Brain and Body
Daniel J. Levitin’s “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.
Read more...How Will Türkiye Respond to War in Lebanon (and Renewed Destabilization of Syria)?
Türkiye faces a choice: continue working towards normalization with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as urged by Moscow and Tehran or attempt to take advantage of the chaos.
Read more...Scenes from Helene: A Report from North Carolina
A extensive report from North Carolina gives an idea of the extent of damage and the (largely community and informal so far) recovery efforts.
Read more...Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Middle East Exploding, Ukraine Crumbling! The US Take Action?
Michael Hudson recounts how he was there when the US decided to rely on proxies like Israel and Ukraine after the draft become a third rail.
Read more...New CDC Respiratory Virus “Community Snapshot” Caves to Covid Minimizers, Deceives Those Who Want to Stay Safe
As bad as you would expect. Yellow wader time!
Read more...Links 10/6/2024
A Year of Escalating Conflict in the Middle East Has Ushered in a New Era of Regional Displacement
A catalogue of the displacement all over the Middle East that has resulted from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and Lebanon.
Read more...OK, Forget it, False Alarm, Labor Market Is Fine, Bad Stuff Last Month Was Revised Away, Wages Jumped. No More Rate Cuts Needed?
New and revised labor market data suddenly says the US economy is just fine. Mr. Market’s continued rate cuts look off the table for now.
Read more...Links 10/4/2024
On Third Day of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidency, Mexico’s Supreme Court Plunges Country Into Constitutional Crisis
Some people, including three of the Supreme Court judges, are calling it an attempted “coup”. Unsurprisingly, Washington’s fingerprints are all over this
Read more...When We Have Well-Funded Palliative and Social Care, We Can Discuss Assisted Dying, but We’re Not There Yet
A discussion of the shortcomings of end of life care in the US and UK.
Read more...Sharing News Left and Right
A study finds that conservative news-consumers are more resistant to Twitter de-amplifcation measures that lefties.
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