An anatomy of how one-time key progressive institutions like NPR were converted to the neoliberal cause.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/17/2024
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As Presidential Hopefuls Spar on Social Security, Separating Fact from Fiction
Eric Laursen, author of The People’s Pension, explains the campaign of sneak attacks and misinformation against Social Security.
When Science Meets Power: A Review
A look at what Covid-19 revealed was wrong about science (or more accurately, “the science”, and what might be done.
China Is the World’s Sole Manufacturing Superpower
Not surprisingly, China tallies as number one in manufacturing…..and that is before European deindustrialization has really gotten going.
The US, Israel Have Lost Battlefield Control – Houthis Have Attacked US Destroyer, Hit Greek-US Owned Bulker; Iran Has Hit US Base in Kurdish Capital, Erbil
The Houthi situation has developed not necessarily to the US’ and UK’s advantage.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/16/2024
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The Brave New World of Employment Under AI……What About Countervailing Forces?
Why AI still has some growth pains coming.
What Happens When National Governments and Law Enforcement Agencies Use Biometric ID and Surveillance Systems Illegally?
The answer, it seems, is nothing. But some governments, including the UK and Australia, are now modifying their laws to make sure it is no longer illegal.
Global Economy’s Momentous Shift and Monumental Inequality
An in-depth yet lively debunking by Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson of Panglossian depictions of the state of the US economy and society.
Kremlin Tries To Sit on the Fence in the Middle of the Red Sea
The Kremlin seems very pointedly to be keeping Russia as far away as possible from the Houthi naval escalation.
The Famous Gallows of January 6: Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
Gaps and discrepancies in the story of the January 6 gallows in front of the Capitol.
