The Economic Consequences of the Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment
An overview of the economic impact of Trump’s second term flurry from some Serious Economists. They don’t find much to like.
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Plans for More Intense Censorship if US Joins Israel Attack on Iran?
A Twitter post gives a credible forecast of the intensification of censorship that is in store if the US directly attacks Iran.
Read more...‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options
Health insurers are behaving even more badly, yet advocates do not seem to be pushing for the remedy of external appeal for denials.
Read more...Does TACO Have Predictive Value? Pressures on Trump With Respect to Joining Israel in its Iran War
The war situation with Iran is not necessarily developing to the advantage of Israel, and Trump has to decide what to do.
Read more...Forcible Removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla Signals a Dangerous Shift in American Democracy
Trump’s war against the Constitution, Congressional oversight powers, and legislation escalates with the man-handling of Senator Padilla
Read more...Those Who Would Be King
Trump’s June 14 spectacle is an exploitation of the military for personal and political gain. Will No King protests make a dent?
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: The Economics of Europe’s Descent into Warmongering
The long path that has led Europe to see big defense spending will be a lifeline, hence the need to stoke war fever.
Read more...Israel Launches Attacks Against Iran; Iran Begins Retaliation
Parsing emerging information on the Israel campaign against Iran, and Iran’s initial response.
Read more...Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
More on RFK, Jr. making shit up but attempting to wrap it in the mantle of science.
Read more...Climate Adaptation and Inequality: Lessons from Cape Town’s Drought
Cape Town’s drought illustrated that when climate crises become acute, the rich care for themselves irrespective of bigger effects.
Read more...Rob Urie: Why Retaliation Rhymes with Negotiation, US – Russia Edition
On not-well-known elements of the US-Ukraine-Russia conflict, the fecklessness of the left, and the abject stupidity of Western leaders
Read more...The Projected Death Count from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
Researchers projects that “big beautiful bill” cuts to public health insurance coverage may lead to upwards of 51,000 deaths a year.
Read more...How the ICE Raids and Crackdowns on Anti-Genocide Speech Are A Threat to All American Workers
The precarity of the undocumented worker is the future of US labor relations.
Read more...“Is the US on the Path to Becoming a Failed State?”
Yes, the US is in the midst of multifaceted institutional collapse. But to see Trump as the cause as opposed to an accelerant is misguided.
Read more...The 2025 Trade War: Dynamic Impacts Across US States and the Global Economy
Estimating the costs of the Trump trade war to Americans and foreign players.
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