With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
Conor here: Here we see the effects of ICE gaining access t nearly 80 million Medicaid patients, including patients’ banking “routing number, account type, account
Why Futuristic, Tech-Centered ‘Smart City’ Projects Are Destined To Fail
Yves here. The smart city vogue has been under way for a while. Some of this reflects a belief that new must be better. Others
Bitcoin/Crypto Crash Captures Headlines as Potentially More Serious Tech-Driven Debt Retreat Progresses
We’ll first turn to what looks like an accelerating rout in Bitcoin and other crypto currencies and then to what we see as potentially much
American Society for Plastic Surgery Position Statement Withdraws Support for Transition Surgery for Those Under 19 as New $2 Million Judgement Points to Looming Liability for Hospitals
Two recent developments point to the fact that not just individual medical practitioners but even some important hospitals are facing the risk of having to
Türkiye Plays Peacemaker But Has Central Role in Iran Encirclement
Word was that Türkiye was going to host talks between the US and Iran as part of broader regional discussion, but it appears as if
It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?
Yves here. KFF Health News today is giving prominent play to the US health insurance crisis triggered by big increases in 2026 across nearly all
‘Corruption on a Breathtaking Level’: Report Details Massive Foreign Investment in Trump Crypto Firm
Conor here: The first comment under the WSJ piece sums it up well: The swamp has been drained and backfilled with radioactive waste. Unreal, but
Cybernetic Attention: All Watched over by Machines We Learned to Watch
Conor here: In the following piece, D. Graham Burnett traces a line between today’s AI and the early 20th century “pursuit test” — an attention
Why Venezuela’s Oil Comeback Is Proving Harder Than Trump Expected
Yves here. Since too many members of the US media exhibit the memory of goldfish, it’s important to keep tabs on Trump bluster and promises
Is Your Pension Safe? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Even though the precepts that Richard Murphy covers below are well-known to most readers, some things cannot be said often enough. The biggie