NAM 2.0+G77 vs G7+NATO+OECD+WEF
Jomo warns US policies are creating war and depression, pushing developing nations to strengthen democratic institutions of global governance
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Michael Hudson: Debt, Sponsors of the Wars, Future of USD and BRICS
ichael Hudson on topics old and new: the role of debt in rentier extraction and US hegemony, and the prosepcts for the dollar and BRICS.
Read more...Analyzing Apparently Irrational Behavior in Western Elites
Some old and newish theories as to why our elites seem unable to manage their way out of a paper bag.
Read more...The West and the War in Ukraine: Selling and Buying Hopium
Despite some press stories and orthodox pundits acknowledging that things are going badly for Ukraine, there is way too much delusion.
Read more...Is Obama Running a Shadow Government from His Mansion in Kalorama, Washington DC?
Obama’s change to the Constitutional Order
Read more...Energy Dept. Announces $1.2 Billion to Advance Controversial Climate Technology (“Direct Air Capture”)
“Direct air capture,” another fossil fuel scam.
Read more...FDA Tries to Pretend It Didn’t Oppose Ivermectin Use for Covid
The FDA attempts to distance itself from its earlier hostility to Ivermectin as a Covid remedy, but too many people have good memories.
Read more...Longitudinal – Reflections On Recent Economic Writing
Satyajit Das takes a gander through a large sample of recent economic books and has some unexpected findings.
Read more...The Polish President Said Kiev Isn’t Doing The West Any Favors & Its Counteroffensive Failed
Spats between Polish and Ukrainian officials reflect divergences in interests which they may no longer be able to paper over.
Read more...The Overlooked Role of the Financial Crisis in the Subjugation of Europe
Europe faces permanent economic diminution thanks to following US sanctions But did the financial crisis pave the way for this self-sabotage?
Read more...NATO Training Leaves Ukrainian Troops ‘Underprepared’ for War
The veneer of NATO superiority is cracking as the Ukraine and its sponsors engage in a blame game over why the war is going so badly.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Three: Uber Isn’t Really Profitable Yet But is Getting Closer; The Antitrust Case Against Uber
Hubert Horan takes another hard look at Uber financials and finds much not to like.
Read more...U.S. And China Locked in an Underwater Cable Tug-of-War
A cable impasse in the South Pacific, due in large part to failings in both US and Chinese legal and enforcement regimes.
Read more...America’s Supersized Military: “The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History”
William Astore provides a cold look at the gap between the cost and overly-ambitious aims of the US military versus results.
Read more...Angus Deaton on How Neoliberal Ideology Produced Abject US Falling Life Expectancy for Less Educated
Angus Deaton returns to his deaths of despair theme, with updated data and a pointed critique of the role of Chicago School libertarians.
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