The Government’s Deliberate Policy of Prejudicing the Poorest in Our Society Is Imposing Destitution on Millions
UK and US policy are mean to the poor, even though that stinginess costs all of us.
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“Iran’s Syria Strategy Is Coming Unravelled”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty makes a big claim about Iran’s role in Syria. Does the article deliver the goods?
Read more...Navalny Organization Splits Into Whites and Reds as Lies Multiply
In-fighting between Navalny camps, one around his mother, the other his wife, raises more questions about official pronouncements.
Read more...NATO Freakout Over Crumbling Ukraine Military: Poland Threatens US with Nuclear Development if No Aid Package
NATO leaders, such as Poland’s Skiorski, have been making more aggressive noises since Adiivaka fell. Does this change Russia’s calculus?
Read more...War Is Bad for You — And the Economy
How war spending serves as a cover for the distribution of pork at the expense of American needs.
Read more...Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?
Pandemic-era have often pitted evidence-based medicine proponents against supporters of more traditional analytical methods.
Read more...The Rich Versus Poor Country Stakes at the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference This Month in Abu Dhabi
The upcoming WTO is likely to see a power struggle between its traditional advanced economy leaders and the so-called Global Majority.
Read more...BMJ Decries Necrocide in Gaza as UN Describes “Shocking, Desperate Conditions”; Johns Hopkins Estimates Escalation Would Produce 85,000 More Deaths in 6 Months
The world fiddles while Gaza bleeds.
Read more...WSJ Misinforms by Omission in Article on Oil Sanctions-Buster by Ignoring Dollars and SWIFT
A heavily-researched Wall Street Journal article on Russian oil sanctions evasion is half baked.
Read more...Understanding Iran’s Non-State Network
A discussion of Iran’s relationship with various militia groups.
Read more...The Growing Environmental Footprint Of Generative AI
AI runs on power-hungry equipment that uses millions of gallons of fresh water. Policymakers are weighing the costs.
Read more...Trump 2.0 Set To Gut Biden’s Energy and Climate Policies
Trump is preparing to take a lot of ground if he wins in November, with rolling back green policies a top priority.
Read more...What Happened To Alexei Navalny This Time Round
It’s impressive, in a way, how the media can whip up a frenzy over its own tales of how Alexei Navalny, a Russian has-been, died.
Read more...Israel 4Q GDP Fell at 20% Rate; Downward Trajectory Set to Continue as War Drags On and Israel Readies Lebanon Invasion
The Financial Times report on the fall of Israel’s economy in the fourth quarter was briefly the lead story and was oddly shuffled quickly off the landing page. The article gives a terse but incomplete tally of the factors that contributed to a decline at a 20% rate in the final quarter, which was markedly […]
Read more...Why the United States Needs NATO – 3 Things to Know
An article promoting NATO is revealing, and not in a good way.
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