More than 115 bodies ‘improperly’ stored at ‘green’ funeral home
Authorities are investigating after more than 115 bodies were found stored at a “green” funeral home.
Car workers strike not expanded as concession made
The United Auto Workers union will continue action but says it is making progress with firms.
Opinion | The Cost of Inaction on Immigration
It is difficult to find an issue that more exemplifies the dysfunction of American government today than immigration. In the past year, more than a million people have entered the…
Opinion | Travis, Don’t Fumble Taylor!
The blond glamour girl and the sports superstar were doomed from the start. The galaxy exploded when Marilyn Monroe, sex goddess, and Joe DiMaggio, Joltin’ Joe, married at City Hall…
Michael Hudson: A BRICS+ Bank: How Would It Really Function? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Michael Hudson explains in detail why much of the discussion of countries in the so-called Global South wanting to create new currencies is fundamentally misconceived. What they want…
How U.S. Hospitals Undercut Public Health | naked capitalism
Yves here. Frankly, it had never occurred to me to consider the carbon footprint of hospitals and whether it was unduly large. And then we have the way hospitals now…
Russia Hits Ukraine’s Ports for Second Day in a Row, Ukrainian Officials Say
The Russian military carried out overnight missile strikes on the southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, injuring four people and damaging port infrastructure as part of a…
On Russian Nuclear Threat, Putin Lets Others Rattle the Saber
Russia’s hard-liners are rattling the nuclear saber vigorously these days, on television and in academic journals, arguing that an atomic blast — in Ukraine, in Europe, or maybe in a…
Two Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out.
Steve Huckins, a native of Oregon, was preparing to move across the country when he went on Facebook to post a goodbye letter of sorts to his home state. “I…
Will the Motion to Vacate Be Vacated?
Just minutes after his historic ouster as speaker, Representative Kevin McCarthy offered some blunt advice to his successor: “Change the rule.” The rule in question allows a single member of…