Prison Labor: The Last Stronghold of Slavery in the US
Yves here. This post not only provides some facts about the history and present state of prison labor in America, but also the costs that
Thomas Neuburger: We’ve Just Crowned a King. What Next?
By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at God’s Spies “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.”—Richard Nixon I recently wrote a piece, unpublished
Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers an Influencer Apocalypse
We are in the midst of America’s biggest moral panic since 2001. I call it the influencer apocalypse because it was triggered by the assassination
Hoisted from Comments: “Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted….”
Yves here. In Friday’s Links, reader Michaelmas made some important observations about the US nuclear fuel model, which does only one cycle and thus produces
Links 9/13/2025 | naked capitalism
I absolutely love this! ❤️ The world needs more pool noodle fights with strangers… and less fear, violence, and hate. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/JgPZkwvaf9 — This Account
Coffee Break: Vaccine “Side Effects,” Outdated Theory of Disease, “Life” on Mars, and More on Liberalism
Part the First: Unintended Side Effects of Vaccines. From Science-Based Medicine this week: Unintended Side Effects HPV and Shingles Vaccines—Reason for Concern. This headline is
Inflaming Tensions, Trump Threatens Political Left With Retribution Over Killing of Charlie Kirk
Yves here. To state what may seem obvious, the assassination of Charile Kirk has the potential to considerably deepen already large schisms in American politics.
Silicon Valley Ideologies as a Rosetta Stone for Understanding 2025
Awareness of the various emerging Silicon Valley ideologies may provide a helpful lens through which to analyze current events. The techbros have control of the
Trump Followers Promote Authoritarian, Hostile-to-Downtrodden Version of Christianity
Yves here. Are Americans being indoctrinated to all become Zionists of a sort, that anyone who is not one of us deserves oppression? This seems
Bond Markets Do Not Rule – Governments Do
Yves here. Richard Murphy gives a straightforward explanation of why governments that issue their own currency and tax to assure its use do not need