Donald Trump asked to pay NY Times nearly $400,000 in legal costs
The expenses are for a failed lawsuit the former president filed against the paper and its reporters.
Lloyd Austin: Biden backs Defence Secretary despite lapse in judgement
The Pentagon said Secretary Austin had directed the US military’s strikes in Yemen from hospital.
Opinion | What Makes Nikki Haley Tougher Than the Rest
Politics is a tough business, so you’d think most politicians would be tough people. In fact, in my experience they’re often not. A lot of people go into politics because…
U.N. Warns Gaza Is Heading for Famine as Specter of Wider War Looms
The twin specters of a widening regional war and intensified suffering of civilians loomed over the Middle East on Saturday as the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen threatened to respond…
Israel’s War on Palestine and the Global Upsurge Against It | naked capitalism
Yves here. This Vijay Prashad article looks at the unprecedented show of outrage against Israel’s program of extermination in Palestine. Prashad connects the well-warranted disgust of people around the world…
The Debt Explosion: How Neoliberalism Fuels Debt Crises | naked capitalism
Yves here. Please enjoy the first talk of 2024 by Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson, here on how pro-investor/creditor laws and policies inevitably generate debt bombs that blow up. This…
Antihero Worship
The Emmy Awards are on Monday, after being postponed four months because of Hollywood’s labor disputes. I’m tuning in to see the actors and creators of “The White Lotus” and…
On the Ballot in Iowa: Fear. Anxiety. Hopelessness.
Presidential elections traditionally speak to future aspirations, offering a vision of a better tomorrow, the hope and change of Barack Obama or the compassionate conservatism of George W. Bush. Yet…
Texas Says Its Power Grid Is Strong. It’s About to Get Tested.
Experts said the coming cold would not last as long as the freeze of 2021 but could resemble the conditions in 2022, known as Winter Storm Elliot. Snow and ice…
Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Struggle
The Ukrainian soldier stared at the Russian tank. It was destroyed over a year ago in the country’s east and now sat far from the front line. He shrugged and…