Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups
Another example of why St. Luigi is celebrated: death due to profit-stoking health insurance negligence is not isolated and set to rise.
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With the Trial of ‘Ulm5’ Activists, Germany Looks More and More Like a Police State
The trial of Palestinian rights activists reveals Germany’s neofascist playbook for silencing dissent and its complicity in Israel’s genocide.
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Read more...At the Bottom of the Oil Barrel, There Is No Baseline for the Future
How JP Morgan and Russia’s central bank chief Nabiullina are signaling serious recessionary risk due to the global oil shock.
Read more...The Trouble with Flock Cameras Is the Surveillance System’s Architecture, Not Just Some of Its Users
How Flock’s own actions confirm that Flock and other surveillance schemes need legal limits, not mere promises of good behavior.
Read more...Everyone’s Asking the Wrong Questions About AI and Education
The debate over AI in schools overlooks whether disadvantaged students have the means to learn…..but still puts too much faith in AI.
Read more...Big Tech’s Plans for AI Are Bringing Nuclear Power Back to New England
To pave the way for AI data centers, New England governors are aligning with Trump’s plans for nuclear. But why?
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Read more...European NATO Fears That the US Won’t Rush To Its Rescue If It Provokes a War With Russia
As part of its “We’re gonna fight those dastardly Russians” fantasy, the EU wants to create an analogue to NATO. Good luck with that.
Read more...What Happens When Neoliberalism’s Only Got Fear Left to Sell?
Now that neoliberal policies are failing to deliver prosperity, their backers are falling back on fear-mongering.
Read more...De-Dollarization Is a YouTube Urban Legend
De-dollarization is simply not happening. Foreign investors are active dollar buyers. .
Read more...Links 9/29/2026 + Short Iran War Note
What Is the Federal Bond Market Really?
Debunking some widely-held, elite-serving beliefs about the function of the Federal bond market.
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