Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Another Small Emerging Economy Just Dealt Another Big Blow to the Global ISDS System
Ecuador was one of the first countries to reject international investment arbitration, back in 2008. Its new ultra neo-liberal government just tried to reverse that. Voters refused to let it.
James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
The Freedom Flotialla is another example of how trying to save lives in Gaza is a high risk enterprise.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/22/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Bragg’s theory of the case revealed, the Jewish vote in PA, Carl Schmitt (Nazi legal theorist), and Word of the Day: Anosognosia ~
How ‘Dune’ Became a Rallying Cry For the New Science of Ecology
The gauno must flow!
US Strategy for Great Power Competition: More Graft and Hope for Wonder Weapons
Venture capital and private equity are playing a larger role in the military-industrial complex leading to even more corruption, lack of accountability and the swallowing up of young minds by the Silicon Valley money pit.
China Anti-Espionage Laws Threaten Pharma Supply Chains and Multinational Manufacture in China
New anti-espionage laws in China could make an increasingly tenuous situation for Western drug buyers even worse.
Challenging the Duopoly: Jill Stein on Why She’s Running for US President as Green Party Candidate
Jill Stein explains why she is running for US president on an anti-war, pro-worker platform, challenging the Democrat/Republican duopoly.
WHO’s New Technical Report on “Pathogens That Transmit Through The Air” (with a Note on the Pandemic Treaty)
Droplet dogmatists routed 👏 👏 👏
Low-Frequency Noise Is Pervasive. Does That Matter?
Sounds that are lower pitched are less studied than other types. Some say it’s a health hazard. Others have doubts.
AI Chatbots Refuse to Produce ‘Controversial’ Output − Why That’s a Free Speech Problem
Quelle surprise! AI is being deployed to censor unwelcome ideas via omission.
