Links 2/2/2023 | naked capitalism
Monogamous Prairie Voles Reveal the Neurobiology of Love Scientific American. Please don’t tell the marketing department. The Fed will be in the thick of the debt limit mess Axios The…
Is the Unstoppable Force of Mexico’s GMO Ban About to Meet the Unmovable Object of US Big Ag Lobbies? | naked capitalism
Mexico is not only dangerously dependent on US growers for its most important staple crop; it is growing more and more dependent by the year. Mexico’s government wants to reverse…
How the Left Should Exercise Power Once They Have It | naked capitalism
Yves here. On the one hand, it can seem churlish to question efforts to revive the enfeebled left. On the other, in the US, first the great reduction in funding…
Biden to End Orders Declaring Covid a National Emergency on May 11, Because Why Not? | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. So Biden is declaring that Covid is no longer a national emergency (and never mind that Covid is now a leading cause of death among…
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/1/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day House Finch, Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona, United States. “The male song is heard.” Talkative little chap! Politics “But what…
The Pentagon’s Plans for a Perpetual Three-Front “Long War” Against China and Russia | naked capitalism
Lambert here: This post recently surfaced in my feeds. I have to say that the author made a very good call — in 2018 (!).* Kudos to Tom Engelhardt, who’s…
A Recent Artifact with Stories to Tell | naked capitalism
By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has performed and directed…
“Yes, Britain Is Corrupt. But It’s a Lot Worse Than You Think” | naked capitalism
Yves here. This article raises a critical issue that applies to the US and most advanced economies: high level de facto bribery is see as routine, while slipping a $20…
Anecdata on the Restructuring of the Russian Economy | naked capitalism
Assessments of the state of the Russian economy have tended to one of two polar positions: Russia is paying terrible costs, losing “talent” and access to former Western partners and…
Links 1/31/2023 | naked capitalism
Boeing 747, the “Queen of the Skies,” flying off into history CBS News Could a digital Earth replica aid scientists’ understanding of environment? The Denver Post. The U.S. Consumer Is…