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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Why There Will Never Be a Two-State Solution
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:09 am | 104 Comments »
Links 1/23/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 151 Comments »
A Year After US and EU Requests, A Latin American Country (Ecuador) Finally Gives Up Its Russian-Made Weaponry
Until now, Latin American nations had refused to play a direct role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, preferring to take a more neutral approach. But that fragile unity has been shattered.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 13 Comments »
The Left Has a Great Story to Share About Alternatives to Capitalism—But Sucks at Telling It
Why is the left so lousy at messaging?
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:15 am | 58 Comments »
The Many Faces of Identity
A look at the development of the idea of identity.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:52 am | 19 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/22/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 84 Comments »
Further Discussion of the South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel: Evaluating What the Court Might Do
Why, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence of Israeli genocide from South Africa and the press, the ICJ may not impose strong remedies.
Topics: Africa, Doomsday scenarios, Legal, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 7:30 am | 33 Comments »
Links 1/22/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 105 Comments »
Why Don’t More Countries Take Action Against Israel?
Overwhelming evidence points to genocide causing widespread public outrage, but only a few countries sever economic ties with Israel.
Topics: Africa, China, Middle East, Politics, Surveillance state
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 27 Comments »
Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’
Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering the moon.
Topics: Curiousities, Privatization, Science and the scientific method, Technology and innovation
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 4 Comments »
The Experience of War Shapes Communities and Future Wars
Yves here. This paper provides yet another lens into the deterioration of civic values in the US and the more-related-than-you’d-think difficulties the US is having meeting military recruitment goals, In the UK, there’s a solid correlation between per capita WWI losses in the UK and various pro-social activities….including enlistment for WWII. The authors posit a […]
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:08 am | 24 Comments »
Main Documents in the International Court of Justice South Africa v. Israel Case
Supporting documents for our January 22 post on the South Africa v. Israel case before the International Court of Justice.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:17 am | Comments Off on Main Documents in the International Court of Justice South Africa v. Israel Case
Links 1/21/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 150 Comments »
Orbán Outfoxes the EU in Nationalism vs. Technocracy Fight
The ongoing drama between Budapest and Brussels over Ukraine and the “rule of law” is really about who gets to control Hungary.
Topics: Banking industry, Corporate governance, Europe, Guest Post, Politics, Privatization
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 28 Comments »
In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who’s Been Sued by the Hospital
By Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey. Cross posted from KFF Health News. It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently brought to small-claims court in this Oklahoma farm community. Hackler, a lawyer who sues patients on […]
Topics: Corporate governance, Health care, Legal, Market inefficiencies, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 34 Comments »