The U.S. Finally Started to Crack Down on Crypto in 2023
An overdue clean-up in crypto has finally started. But will it go very far?
Read more...An overdue clean-up in crypto has finally started. But will it go very far?
Read more...A key issue for the vaunted energy transition seems not to have gotten the attention it warrants. Reader input appreciated!
Read more...The World Bank encourages governments to reduce capital controls, draining precious foreign exchange and government resources.
Read more...Eric Laursen, author of The People’s Pension, explains the campaign of sneak attacks and misinformation against Social Security.
Read more...Why AI still has some growth pains coming.
Read more...There’s controversy over how good a proxy the degree of food processing is for the nutritional value of food. Nevertheless, there is also substantial evidence that the category of ultraprocessed, which includes some arguably not-bad offerings like whole grain bread,1 contribute in a big way to bad health outcomes. The US, with its large food […]
Read more...US bank pain: Loans for urban office buildings come a cropper as they were already suffering other interest rate losses.
Read more...Monsanto is targeted for cancer liability via an alleged collusion with GE over indemnification for PCBs, including the use of a cancer index
Read more...More on why you should not get a Medicare Advantage plan if at all possible.
Read more...An overview of health care, particularly Medicare, rentierism, with private equity playing a starring role.
Read more...Michael Hudson reprises favorite themes, particularly the role of rentiers and debt dynamics, with some new tidbits.
Read more...Electric utilities face massive costs to end their use of fossil fuels in power generation. What does that mean for consumers and the public?
Read more...Nextdoor and Facebook groups present anecdotes and photos from Marine Park of encounters with migrants from a nearby shelter complex. Others are providing aid.
Read more...A new paper dissects how the Covid crisis demonstrated the failings in how science is practiced now. But are its suggestions for improvement bold enough?
Read more...A long and useful recap of geoengineering methods.
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