Part the First: Profit in Medicine. In a report that will tug at the heartstrings of everyone, STAT tells us that HCA warns of lower profits in its future as more patients go uninsured because ObamaCare subsidies have gone by the wayside: The country’s biggest hospital chain lowered its 2026 profit outlook on Tuesday after […]
Friday, July 17, 2026
As Argentina Celebrates World Cup Revenge Over England, Milei Is Literally Auctioning Off the Country
Whatever one might say about the 2026 World Cup, it has been eventful. Controversial, yes, downright dystopian at times, and quite possibly rigged, but eventful.
Iran War: US Sixth Wave of Escalation Strikes Hits Bridges, Civilian Infrastructure, More Promised Next Week; Iran Hits Bahrain Refinery, Signaling Ability to Destroy Gulf Energy Assets; Closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait Expected
Today’s Iran war news: Trump continues to escalate, with more threatened for next week, apparently out of anger as opposed to with a plan.
Rob Urie: No Path Forward, No Way Back, Imperial Decline Edition
Decades of misuse of US imperial advantages, malinvestment, looting produce hopium for destructive AI deployment as a rescue for the rich.
How Apocalyptic Worldviews Are Moving from the Fringes to the Corridors of Power
Why apocalyptic concerns seem fully warranted, officials and prominent figures can use them to manipulate the public.
How Did We Get Stuck?
Much seems to be moving, but little is fundamentally changing. But can it change, or are we stuck in a particular world system?
Big Money and the Maine Election: Round 2
Despite Maine Democratic Party claims that outside interests won’t influence who replaces Platner, the money trail suggests otherwise.
Iran War: Strait of Hormuz Traffic Falls as Trump Threatens Infrastructure Strikes; Iran Alleges $9 Billion of Witkoff/Kushner Profits from Negotiation Intel, Demands Cut
Today’s Iran war news: Trump’s bluster increases, evidently to compensate for military impotence.
Satyajit Das: Déjà Vu All Over Again! Are Stock Markets Repeating Dot.com Mistakes?
AI valuations make the dot.com era look pale. Yet genuine excitement seems to be wanting.
Senators and Representatives Block $1.15 Trillion Pentagon Bill Over Trump’s Illegal Iran War, Israel Integration
A preliminary success in blocking Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon budget and integrate the IDF.
Coffee Break: Texas Gets Trampled by Trump’s DHS
Texas is getting what it voted for with Trump good and hard with ICE murdering a Houston man in cold blood, border walls threatening to mar the Big Bend, and data centers guzzling water and pricing small town families out of their homes.
Should BRICS+ Lead the Global South?
BRICS seems destined never to live up to hopes for it. Is strengthening the Non-Aligned Movement a better strategy?
