Links 2/27/2024 | naked capitalism
Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent BBC (Dr. Kevin) Compulsory voting can reduce political polarization in the US, study finds University at Buffalo…
Macy’s Will Close 150 Stores but Expand Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury
Macy’s said on Tuesday that it would vastly reshape its strategy and retail footprint, closing about 150 Macy’s stores over the next three years while expanding its upscale Bloomingdale’s and…
UK Government Sued Over NHS’s Heavily Redacted Contract With US Spytech Firm Palantir | naked capitalism
Even critical paragraphs on how NHS patients’ personal data will be handled have been blacked out. As NC readers may recall, the UK government in November announced its decision, presumably…
Trump and Inflation
If there is a simple political truth, it’s that voters hate inflation. If there’s another, it’s that they also hate the policies that snuff it out. Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential…
The Voters Willing to Abandon Biden Over Gaza
Fact-checking by Susan Lee. Special thanks to Maddy Masiello and Chris Wood. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher,…
A Government Shutdown Looms Again, and a Gaza Cease-Fire Could Start Next Week
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
“Iran’s Syria Strategy Is Coming Unravelled” | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post is a reader critical thinking exercise, as well as a request for readers who are knowledgeable about the ongoing conflict in Syria, as in the US…
In Ukraine, Russia Is Inching Forward Death by Death
As the Russian military launched its offensive on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka last fall, Ukrainian troops noticed a change in their tactics as column after column of Russian…
An Emboldened F.T.C. Bolsters Biden’s Efforts to Address Inflation
An independent federal agency has become one of the most reliable executors of President Biden’s attempts to fight inflation, at a time when the White House has few weapons of…
Opinion | Trump Gave Evangelicals Dobbs. They Don’t Seem Satisfied.
It is very clear that Republicans were caught off guard this month by a decision the Alabama Supreme Court issued that has jeopardized access to in vitro fertilization treatments in…