Trump Deploys His Tariff Wrecking Ball; How Much Will the US Suffer Along with Most of the Rest of the World?
The Trump tariffs, announced on April 2, are so wantonly stupid and destructive that I can barely stand to discuss them. But because their impact
New Gallup Poll Finds Health Care Affordability Falling: One-Third Cannot Afford Care
Even though the general picture, that US health care costs way too much and delivers way too little, is well known, the fact that things
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Bombing Yemen
Yemen has been heavily bombed for many years. The U.S. enabled the bombing of Yemen from 2015 until 2024, and it is now bombing Yemen
Coffee Break: Across the Pond and the Online Safety Act
The UK’s Online Safety Act and other things they don’t like to talk about. Evghenia Gutul, the Leader of Gagauzi, Has Been Arrested in Moldova
Links 3/29/2025 | naked capitalism
What were we all doing here? My 600-mile trip to hear an organ play a D natural Spectator (Anthony L) New species revealed after 25
Coffee Break: Covid Denialism Is Not a Cure; Updates on the War on Cancer and Medicare
It has been a bad week, borderline flu, just like everyone else in the office since the new year (with 7 of 18 having had
AI Robot Pets Can Be Adorable and Emotionally Responsive. They Also Raise Questions About Attachment and Mental Health
Yves here. Since it’s very profitable for app, program, and device makers to hit users’ emotional buttons, they are set only to get better at
Russia-US Negotiations: Trump Criticism Follows the Bad Sign of the Lack of a Joint Statement After Last Round and the Iran Angle
The state of play in the Russia-US negotiations after their session early this week in Saudi Arabia failed to get much if any front-page attention.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Missile Defense Pretense
I consider the pursuit of comprehensive national defense against nuclear missile attack to be what Paul Krugman calls a “zombie idea,” an idea that refuses