There’s No Sugarcoating Hershey’s Abuse of Workers and Union-Busting Tactics
Hershey is not nice.
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Europe’s Sustainable Taxonomy Is a Sideshow
The EU taxonomy grossly simplifies a complex and dynamic world. It might help prevent green-washing but other tools are needed to guide green investment.
Read more...“Bankruptcy For Moderna, Definitely Pfizer”
Pfizer and Moderna stocks have tanked over liabilty worries. The case made by vocal critic Edward Dowd.
Read more...Russia Moves Troops into Donbass [Updated]
Even though it was clear that Russia would stage a military operation in Donbass, the speed of its action still caught many by surprise.
Read more...Financialization at Heart of Economic Malaise
Sadly, finacialization is still very much with us, even though policy-makers know better by now.
Read more...Some Additional Comments on Russia’s Ukraine Surprise
Attempting to clear up some fuzzy press reporting on the overly dynamic Russia/Urkaine situation.
Read more...Wall Street Journal Mystified By Public’s Sour Mood Despite “Booming” Economy
Americans are not happy despite a not at all bad economy leaving most with higher savings and pay than pre-Covid.
Read more...5 Commodities That Could Explode As The Ukraine Crisis Escalates
A look at the commodities that are most vulnerable to reduced supply from Russia.
Read more...Does Limited US Shale Spending Guarantee Higher Energy Prices?
Reduced shale investment is set to lead to sustained higher prices. That’s good for the planet but hard on budgets.
Read more...“What Would Russian Recognition of Separatist Territories in Ukraine Mean?”
Interestingly, a writer at openDemocracy noticed that last week, the Russian parliament gave Putin the green light to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway areas of Donbass and Luhansk. Despite that development, and the West supposedly having clever Russia experts, I don’t see any evidence that our military-intel apparatus or our Russia watchers gamed out this possibility. Mark […]
Read more...Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial?
How is bail reform working? A review of New York City’s program and that of some states.
Read more...Banning the Promotion of Soft Drinks Could be More Effective Than a Sugar Tax
Banning sales promotions of sugary drinks could lead people to cut back on their consumption.
Read more...“Just Scandalous”: CDC Withholding Most of the Covid Data It Gathers. What Is It Trying to Hide?
We predicted the new CDC head, Rochelle Walensky, would do badly. A New York Times story shows how she’s underperforming our low expectations
Read more...Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act: Power Without Responsibility?
After weeks of inaction against truckers, Trudeau invoked the After weeks of looking impotent, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Ac to end the truckers’ protests. Was this a winning move?
Read more...EU Chief Defends Vaccine Patents as ‘Precious’ as South Africa Demands Waiver
Failure to grant patent waivers under the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement has stalled ramping up of production in Africa and other developing countries of coronavirus vaccines.
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