The Cost of Streaming
Streaming technology has allowed people to spend much more time watching entertainment than they did in the past. They can binge entire shows if they enjoy the first episode. They…
A Smile and a Shiv: Gavin Newsom’s Cruel Policies Help Position Him to Replace Biden | naked capitalism
California Governor Gavin Newsom is increasingly looking like the Democratic Party oligarchy’s preferred candidate – if they can just get rid of President Joe Biden. While the signals are getting…
A Strategy to Treat Big Tech Like Big Tobacco
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Israeli Troops Enter Gaza Hospital, and More
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
Qatar’s Careful Balancing Act In Energy And Geopolitics | naked capitalism
Yves here. Simon Watkins is always worth reading for his discussion of what to most of us is industry industry factoids and relevant history, even if one has to discount…
Opinion | Hostages Must Be at the Center of Every Conversation About This War
More than five weeks ago, on Oct. 7, my brother-in-law Omri Miran was yanked away from his wife, my sister Lishay, and their two beautiful daughters, Roni and Alma, and…
Biden New Cold War Weapon in the Indo-Pacific Backfires | naked capitalism
Yves here. The Biden new and improved Trans Pacific Partnership, when the TPP was meant to be an “everybody but China” deal, is worse than a dud. Not only does…
Biden’s Goal in Meeting With Xi: Avoid a Spiraling Conflict
When President Biden meets President Xi Jinping of China at a lush estate on the edge of Silicon Valley on Wednesday, his primary goal will be simple: find a way…
Opinion | Overturning Roe Changed Everything. Overturning Affirmative Action Did Not.
In that context, Dias wrote in his email, it would be inaccurate to say that policies designed to benefit minority constituencies have run their course. There’s plenty of evidence that…
‘Erase Gaza’: War Unleashes Incendiary Rhetoric in Israel
Shock, grief and pain have cascaded across Israel since Hamas gunmen poured out of Gaza to kill an estimated 1,200 Israeli civilians and soldiers on Oct. 7. So have anger…