“Not only did they hold the line on GM corn planting during five years of hostility from their own government, they also helped open the door to a new government that takes native corn and its protection seriously.”
Friday, October 11, 2024
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.
Ukraine’s Desperate Search for War Funding Hits Local Budgets
Ukraine’s local authorities are undes serious budget stress despite government assurances of support
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
FDA Confirms IM Doc Concerns About Pharmacies Pushing Covid Boosters + Other Vaccines in Same Visit
Flu vaccine upselling as yet another chapter in medicine, American-style.
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.
Theories of Economic Crises
How different economic theories, or more accurately, stories, about crises, have profound impact on policy.
Global Warming Is Accelerating
Some updated sightings on the global warming front.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
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?
Two Cheers for Biomedical Science!
An in-depth look at two important advances in biomedical science, each treating a dangerous genetic disease.
Action Delayed, Justice Denied by Voluntary ESG Approach
A useful debunking of the consultant-enriching, board-distracting, and potentially regulatory-underming con known as ESG investing.
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.
