Democrats can’t face that they don’t have a message because having one with broad appeal would alienate too many powerful factions.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Iran War: Trump-Netanyahu Dust-Up Over Negotiations – Bona Fide or Deception? Oil Speculators Cheer Three Supertankers Leaving Gulf, as Continued Bond and Financial Market Decline Seems Likely
Today’s Iran war news: Some oil leaving the Gulf gave markets a boost, but the US-Iran impasse remains, along with US attack threats.
Satyajit Das: The Global Economy – A Very Uncertain Future!
Satyajit Das looks at the big stressors on the global economy and find that governments will be unable to do much to alleviate them.
Norway Wants To Lead a “Viking Bloc” for Containing Russia in Northern Europe
Norway seeks to lead a small but arguably well-located group of nations to impede Russia. Yes, seriously.
Coffee Break: AIPAC Wins in Kentucky, Loses in Pennsylvania
The AIPAC-backed candidate in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional district won, but two AIPAC-supported candidates lost in Pennsylvania’s 3rd.
Why Public Policy’s Core Value Should Be Equality
Humans have a strong, evolution-based desire for fairness and equality, yet they are more and more neglected in policy design.
Iran War: US Experts and Iran Still Expect Major Attack; Wall Street Journal Debunks Trump Claim of Gulf State Intervention; Bond Rout Intensifies
Today’s Iran war update: The US still looks to be planning to resume the war against Iran even as the bond market rout intensifies.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Medical Education in These United States
On Independence Day of 2025 President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. Something that has not gotten much attention, so far, are the consequences OBBBA will have on students who must borrow money to attend college/university, graduate school, and/or professional school. Should American students be forced to go into debt […]
Michael Hudson Warns: Imminent Economic Catastrophe – War, Oil Crisis & Bond Market Panic
Michael Hudson explains how the financier-friendly medicine of higher interest rates will only make the impending economic crisis worse.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Ukraine Drone Escalation Peril
Distributed drone warfare is changing escalation dynamics in dangerous ways. NATO-enabled long-range strike capability may create false confidence that pressure on Russia can be increased incrementally without triggering broader war.
Are People Just “Lower-Value Human Capital”?
In case you did not get the memo, human capital is now officially inferior.
Iran War: Trump’s Latest TACO on Iran Strike Pits Gulf States Against Israel; Bond Market Tremors Add to Hard-to-Deny Signs of Economic Stress
Today’s Iran war update: Has seemingly irresistible force Israel met immovable objects in the form of Gulf states and the bond markets?
