US Dollar and Russian Ruble
Putin’s Decision to Shoot for Gold Could Move Global Energy Trade Away From the Dollar. In a powerful and disruptive move, Putin has floated the idea of Western economies depositing
The Case Against the Supreme Court of the United States
Ian Millhiser in Vox: Two events occurred Monday night — one historic, the other rather insignificant — which placed an unflattering spotlight on the Supreme Court of the United States. The
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Global Systemic Transition Has Accelerated Using ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ (Video)
What all of this means is that the global systemic transition will in all likelihood become a lot bloodier and more chaotic than previously expected as the US aggressively destabilizes
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Weaponizing World Money: Regime Change?
Mona Ali in Phenomenal World: The centerpiece of shock and awe of the West’s economic response to Russia’s invasion and bombardment of Ukraine was the freezing of Russia’s central bank
How Substack Might Replace The New York Times
Tomas Pueyo in Uncharted Territories: The New York Times is obsessed with Substack. A few months ago, it published Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack. Recently, they published Substack’s Growth Spurt Brings
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Ilhan Omar Meets With Imran Khan, Visits LoC in Kashmir
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called on ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan (Chairman PTI) at his Bani Gala residence in capital Islamabad. The two discussed Islamophobia and related issues. @Ilhan (who was
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Blinken and Austin Visit Kyiv. Nato Ships Arrive in Finland.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a swift trip to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Rents Are Rising Everywhere in U.S. and in Australia
Rents continue to rise at the fastest pace in decades, making housing costlier than ever for many Americans. Here’s how rent has changed in 1,500 counties across the United States
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Is Covid More Dangerous Than Driving?
Benjamin Mueller in the New York Times: “We’re doing a really terrible job of communicating risk,” said Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center at
If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What’s Next?
Comment By Jeannie Suk Gersen in the New Yorker: IN 2003, when the Supreme Court held, in Lawrence v. Texas, that criminalizing gay sex was unconstitutional, it insisted that the decision had
Why The Past 10 Years Of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic: The story of Babel is the best metaphor I have found for what happened to America in the 2010s, and for the fractured country we
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A Lake in Florida Is Suing to Protect Itself
Lake Mary Jane, in central Florida, could be harmed by development. A first-of-its-kind lawsuit asks whether nature should have legal rights. In the center of Florida, about a half-hour drive
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