Category Archives: Guest Post
Net-Zero Ambitions Hit Major Roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US
The projected failure to meet insufficiently ambitious climate change goals like net zero should come as no surprise.
Read more...More Poverty for the Poor
The position of both poor nations and the poorest income groups globally has been deteriorating.
Read more...The Global Semiconductor Talent Crunch: How Protectionism Backfired
Oopsie! US semiconductor protectionism looks to have reduced the size of the pool of needed workers and experts.
Read more...Links 7/24/2024
Pitchbook Report Attempting to Defend Private Equity Role in Healthcare Suffers from Fundamental, Fatal Analytical Flaw
A recent report from Pitchbook commits data crimes in attempting to depict private equity management of healthcare companies as benign.
Read more...‘Woah!’: FTC Applauded for Launching Inquiry Into Surveillance Pricing
The FTC targets surveillance pricing, which is privacy-risking data harvesting used to charge higher prices.
Read more...US Voters Want Change, Biden’s Exit Hasn’t Fixed That
Communities ravaged by neoliberal capitalism want real change. Candidates like Biden make Trump look more able to deliver it.
Read more...In Major Shift, British Newspapers Begin Warning of Perils of Cashless Society After Global IT Outage
The mainstream media has, until now, played a crucial role in advancing the Global War on Cash — a war that began with no official declaration but in which propaganda, as with all wars, is a vital weapon.
Read more...Crying Wolf: Why Negotiating Lower Drug Prices Will Not Harm Pharmaceutical Innovation
More evidence that US drug price curbs are unlikely to be harming pharmaceutical innovation
Read more...Trump’s Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention
Trumpian themes: People and country, the assassination attempt, Heel or Face, and the working class.
Read more...Obama Call for Open Nomination After Biden Withdrawal Assures Party Damaging “All Pay Auction” Process
How Obama rejecting Harris by calling for nominee selection assures not just more infighting but also serious donor fund wastage.
Read more...The US Vassal State of Germany Comes Apart
Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.
Read more...A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
An initiative in the Southwestern US demonstrates that health care for the homeless can be financially viable.
Read more...China Has Just Gained First-Mover Advantage In Nuclear Fusion
China has apparently made a big nuclear fusion breakthrough. If true, how long would it take to commercialize it?
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