Here’s Why Russia Didn’t Deter or Respond to the US’ Latest Bombing of Syria
Russia is playing its cards carefully in the Middle East, as the example of the latest US bombing in Syria illustrates.
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Smaller Employers Weigh a Big-Company Fix for Scarce Primary Care: Their Own Clinics
Some employers in primary care deserts are entering the healh care business, indirectly revealing the level of institutionalized profiteering
Read more...The Gods Are Going Against the Chosen People — Mammon Against Israel, Mars Against the Pentagon
Why Israel can’t handle a long war economically, and is prettyu sure to get one.
Read more...Ukraine’s Desperate Search for War Funding Hits Local Budgets
Ukraine’s local authorities are undes serious budget stress despite government assurances of support
Read more...Seeking Full Employment Without Falling Prey to Neoliberal Traps
MMT economist Bill Mitchell on the rise of neoliberal ideology across the Anglosphere and how it curbed labor.
Read more...Israel’s Coming Attack on Gaza: Boundary Conditions and Delay
The press is saying a lot, and perhaps too much, about Israel’s division and dithering over Gaza. What might really be afoot?
Read more...Baffled Migrants Sent from Shelter to Shelter With No Rest as City Pushes Them To Leave
New York City implements a policy to deny migrants shelter and effectively evict them from the five boroughs.
Read more...With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope!
Tax breaks to the rich mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more calls to gut programs like Social Security that protect ordinary citizens
Read more...The Humanitarian Case for Another Arab Oil Embargo
Will the Gulf States again use an oil embargo to increase leverage against the US and Israel?
Read more...Using Opioid Settlement Cash for Police Gear Like Squad Cars and Scanners Sparks Debate
A look at how different communities are deploying opioid settlement cash. But no clear data on policing versus treatment.
Read more...“Effective Altruism” Network Infiltrates Congress, Federal Agencies to Create Silicon Valley Favoring AI Policies
How Silicon Valley has taken over the AI agenda in the Beltway, for fun and above all, profit.
Read more...Memo on the Final Solution for One State – Israel or Palestine
Why the war between Israel and Palestine is moving towards very bad outcomes.
Read more...Israel Intends to Make Gaza Uninhabitable by Cutting Power Permanently
Israel is now making no bones about the fact that it intends to make it impossible for humans, as in Palestinians, to live in Gaza.
Read more...Russia, China Unite Against US Empire
Michael Hudson on China’s wobbles, Russia-China cooperation, the revolt against colonialism and neoliberalism, and the conflict in Gaza.
Read more...The Explosion of Israel’s Formaldehyde Strategy in Gaza
There can be no peace in Palestine without justice, which means Israel’s policy of disengagement, brutal apartheid, and occupation must end.
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