De-risking Downsides
The EU starts a trade war with China. Like the “de-risking” from Russia, the US is once again poised to be the main beneficiary.
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Gas Crunch Looms as Demand Outpaces Supply Growth
Why a gas price squeeze looks likely.
Read more...Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Israel’s End-Game Under Netanyahu
Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson discuss Israel as a colonial project in an era where demonizing the natives is no longer a winning propaganda strategy.
Read more...Links 10/12/2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/11/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Friday’s charts: RCP averages (good week for Trump); Covid (XEC has entered the chat); What, again, was Kamala thinking?! Boeing files unfair labor practice charge with NLRB against machinists (wowsers) ~
Read more...Economic Models Ignoring “Look Out the Window” Climate Change Effects
Supposed forecasting mavens are simply ignoring the real economy effects, like poor harvests, of climate change.
Read more...Links 10/11/2024
Norway, One of World’s Most Cashless Economies, Just Made It A Lot Easier to Pay With Cash
Recent trends and developments in Northern Europe suggest the shift away from cash and toward purely digital payment systems may have reached its upper limits — at least for now.
Read more...Mapping the Solidarity Economy
A worker-owned collective helps Chicagoans find mutual aid-based organizations, in the face of a weakening economy and social safety nets.
Read more...“So You Don’t Like Trump or Harris – Here’s Why It’s Still Best to Vote for One of Them”
An academic contends that protest and third party votes are counterproductive.
Read more...Links 10/10/2024
Satyajit Das: US Presidential Politics – The More They Bicker, the More They Stay the Same
US presidential candidates promise policy choices but have little room to manoeuvre. Ergo, politics turns into a contest like American Idol
Read more...Study Warns of ‘Irreversible Impacts’ From Overshooting 1.5°C, Even Temporarily
A new paper in Nature finds that exceeding a 1.5°C increase in global temperature is more deadly and durable than previously thought.
Read more...11 Communications Rules for Activists to Live By
Seeking reader reactions to recommendations on how to engage in “media activism”.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; fun with maps: Helene and Milton could make Pennsylvania the key; Kamala has a beer with Stephen Colbert; on hurricanes; Response to Helene in NC; Boeing talks break down as management walks away from the table. ~
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