Saturday, July 5, 2025
>Why UK [and US] Governments Are Never Dependent on Financial Markets
As Mr. Market idelivers a big raspberry in response to Trump’s big beautiful bill, remember it won’t affect the ability to keep spending
Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts
So much for “green energy will save us” hype. Carbon emssions keep rising.
Coffee Break: Ancient Food Facts, Cancer Therapy, the Conscious Brain, and Biohacking with Biotech…Plus Thomas Jefferson
On this Independence Day in one country in North America a few notes on life outside current politics, scientific and otherwise. Part the First: The Archaeology of Food Is Fascinating. Having read about Roman eating habits over the years I have wondered about two things, fish sauce and the dormouse. Now we know which fish […]
How Global Value Chains, Much Hyped by Development Experts, Slowed Growth and Preserved Inequality in Middle Income Countries
Tackling a pro-multinational development canard which looks to have made the so-called middle income trap worse.
This Time It’s Official: Mexico Is Going to the BRICS Summit
It’s not just Mexico’s federal government that is calling for economic diversification away from the US but also its biggest business lobby
Trump’s Neo-Stalinist Pentagon Photo Purge
Controlling the future by controlling the past, here by censorship of narrative-busting photos.
Holiday Special: Dimash Sings Edith Piaf’s Hymne à l’Amour
mash, who has credibly (and often) been called the world’s best singer, does it again.
Palantir’s AI Justified Israel’s Attack on Iran — Will Tech Take Us Back to Irrational Beliefs?
Palantir’s AI justified Israel’s attack on Iran, marking a turning point where decisions are made based on algorithms we don’t understand
Michael Hudson: The Collapse of America’s Economic Empire
Michael Hudson, expanding on his seminal work Super Imperialism, chroniciles the rise and in-process decline of US financial hegemony.
Trump’s Homeland Security Council Sets Its Sights on Zohran Mamdani
A window into the thuggish efforts to sabotage Zohran Mamdani bid for New York City mayor, here by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Plebeian Council as an Example for Modern Citizen Empowerment
How the Roman Plebeian Council used tribal allegiances to curb the power of patricians.
Coffee Break: Rahm Emanuel’s Kayfabe Candidacy
Rahm Emanuel is teasing a run for President in 2028. His brother Ari, a Democratic power-broker and a Trump insider will be a problem.
