The Crochet Coral Reef Keeps Spawning, Hyperbolically
Every year after the full moons in late October and November, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins its annual spawning — first the coral species inshore, where waters are warmer, then…
They Thought They Knew Death, but That Didn’t Prepare Them for Oct. 7
At 76, David Weissenstern has collected the remains of the dead for most of his adult life. But after the Oct. 7 attacks, in which Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200…
Flush With Investment, New U.S. Factories Face a Familiar Challenge
The Biden administration has begun pumping more than $2 trillion into U.S. factories and infrastructure, investing huge sums to try to strengthen American industry and fight climate change. But the…
Swim Lessons for N.Y.C. Children Were at Risk. A Billionaire Helped Out.
With New York City making deep budget cuts to key programs, two City Council members persuaded a philanthropist to help finance a city initiative to provide swim lessons to young…
Hochul to Propose $25 Million in State Funding for A.L.S. Research
Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to propose an appropriation on Tuesday that would provide one of the largest sums ever invested by a state into research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,…
As Trump Continues to Insult E. Jean Carroll, 2nd Defamation Trial Opens
A Manhattan jury will be asked a narrow question this week: How much money must former President Donald J. Trump pay the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after…
“If Europe Is Under Attack We Will Never Come to Help You” – EU Top Official Quotes Trump | naked capitalism
Yves here. Note that concerns that Trump would reduce US support for Europe are long-standing, given his earlier demand that NATO members pay their full share of their 2% of…
Netanyahu Vows to Defy International Court of Justice as Israel Moves to Tighten Control Over Southern Gaza Border | naked capitalism
The Financial Times reports that Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu has said he will defy any restrictions, aka provisional measures, that might be imposed on Israel by the International Court of…
What to Watch For in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses
The coldest Iowa caucuses in history arrive Monday night amid expectations that Republicans in the state will put former President Donald J. Trump on the march to a third G.O.P.…
The Collapse of the Public Health Establishment is the Collapse of the Professional-Managerial Class | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The collapse of the public health establishment — or rather, its transformation into an instrument of stochastic eugenics[1] with “business-friendly “Let ‘er rip” policies —…