Will Climate Engineering Really Save Us? Do Me a Favour | naked capitalism
Yves here. It’s a breath of fresh air to see a simple dismissal of risky, untested geo-engineering schemes as a way to pretend we don’t need to make wide-spread changes…
Predators and Prey: Subverting Liberal and Populist Institutions | naked capitalism
Yves here. Since this post contains some graphic details about parasites, you might not want to read it before a meal. Nevertheless, it describes an effective and therefore widely-used method…
Ann Arbor School Board OK’s a Resolution Supporting a Cease-Fire in Gaza
In the United States, some labor unions, city governments and town councils have weighed in on the Israel-Hamas war, issuing statements in support of a cease-fire — often over vociferous…
Pakistan Retaliates With Strikes Inside Iran as Tensions Spill Over
In an expansion of hostilities rippling out from the Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out strikes inside Iran, a day after Iranian forces attacked what…
Nikki Haley Ramps Up Her Case Against Trump in New Hampshire
Nikki Haley might have come in third in the Iowa caucuses, but as she campaigns in New Hampshire for its first-in-the-nation primary next week, her attention is squarely focused on…
Dean Phillips, Bill Ackman, a $1 Million Gift and a Website Tweak
The campaign website for Representative Dean Phillips, the Minnesota Democrat mounting a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, has a policy platform that signals liberal bona fides tempered by a…
Nasdaq December 2023 Volumes and 4Q23 Statistics
NEW YORK , Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for December 2023 , as well as quarterly volumes, estimated revenue capture, number of…
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/17/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Volcano Junco, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE), Cartago, Costa Rica. Politics “So many of the social reactions…
The Brave New World of Employment Under AI……What About Countervailing Forces? | naked capitalism
Your humble blogger has taken a gander through a new IMF paper on the anticipated economic, and in particular, labor market, impact of the incorporation of AI into commercial and…
Biden poised to deliver win for ethanol makers on SAF credits | Reuters News Agency
Energy 15 December 2023, 9:34 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported that the Biden administration is expected this week to recognize a soon-to-be-updated methodology favored by…