NATO/West or Global Majority? Unipolar Destruction or Multipolar Development? The World Must Choose

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Yves here. While there is a lot of merit in the latest discussion between Radhika Desai and Micheal Hudson on their favorite topic of mutlipolarity, I feel compelled to correct some imprecisions. The video depicts the “German government” as having “raised”…

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Yanis Varoufakis: “As Bombs Are Raining Down on Gaza Again, It Is No Longer About Hamas or Netanyahu. It Is About OUR Humanity Being Tested

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Yves here. While Varoufakis’ sentiment is commendable, and expressed forcefully and cogently…what can ordinary citizens do? Protesting in major cities around the world does tell politicians around the world they will be held accountable at voting time. But Israel has been…

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Links 12/1/2023

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“We Have More Allies than It Seems” Arktos Journal (Chuck L). Yes, you can see many in senior positions in business and government. NASA to Launch Stadium-Sized Craft Over Antarctica in New Mission to Explore Cosmic Phenomena The Debrief (furzy) Automatic…

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The Dutch Earthquake

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Yves here. This is an in-depth analysis of political crosswinds in the Netherlands and information about the Dutch voters who supported Wilders. It’s a welcome contrast to lazy handwringing about populism. By Servaas Storm, Senior Lecturer of Economics, Delft University of…

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Links 11/17/2023

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‘It was a way to share your musical experiences’: why cassette tapes flourished, and still endure Guardian (Kevin W) Purposeful universe aeon World’s Leading Theory on Alzheimer’s in Crisis After Major Drug Trials Fail ScienceAlert (Chuck L) #COVID-19 "COVID-19 infection decreased…

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Michael Hudson: Were the Prophets Anti-Semitic? Debunking Netanyahu’s Distorted Biblical Justifications for Genocide

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Yves here. Michael Hudson takes issue with some of the Biblical claims made to support Israel’s long-standing campaign against Palestinians and corrects Netayahu’s widely accepted distortion of words of Samuel as consistent with the the Mosaic covenant. By Michael Hudson, a…

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Links 11/16/2023

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Elephants have names for each other, just like humans ZMEScience (Paul R) The Male-Female Longevity Gap Widens Harvard Magazine. As I said, US is going the way of Russia, and for much the same reasons: extreme neoliberalism at work. Male life…

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Biden Administration’s Limit on Drug Industry Middlemen Backfires, Pharmacists Say

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Yves here. This piece describes how pharmacy benefit managers like CVS have so much economic clout that they are easily able to side-step new Biden Administration rules meant to limit to price gouging by forcing pharmacies, particularly independent pharmacies, to accept…

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Links 11/14/2023

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Dear patient readers, I am sorry for the lack of an original post today. I found out a close friend of 25+ years, to whom I would normally speak at least twice a week, may have only a few days to…

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