Cameron Ortis: Canadian official sentenced to 14 years for leaking secrets
The case against Cameron Ortis marks the first time Canada’s espionage laws were tested at trial.
Links 2/8/2024 | naked capitalism
Cats And Human Supremacy indi.ca Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains NPR Hedge Funds Are Dealers Now Bloomberg Climate The COP Delusion: Decades of empty…
EU Farmers’ Protests, Food Security, and the Green New Deal Big Lie by Omission About Livelihoods | naked capitalism
Perhaps yours truly is unduly skittish, or perhaps simply not sufficiently familiar with EU farm policies. But as we’ll discuss soon, a recent Financial Times editorial on farmers’ protests in…
Rob Urie: Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad | naked capitalism
Yves here. Rob Urie updates a tale foretold by Lenin, and Marx too: that capitalism leads to concentration and inequality. Financial capitalism and conquest (formal and by creating vassals) extend…
Supreme Court Hears Trump Case, and Israel Eyes Rafah
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…
A Guilty Verdict for a Mass Shooter’s Mother
The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric…
Some Hostages’ Families Say Israel Should Keep Fighting Hamas
As mediators pursue a deal that would free hostages from Gaza in exchange for a pause in Israel’s military campaign, a small group of relatives of Israeli hostages says that…
Mayorkas Says He’s ‘Focused on the Work’ After Dodging Impeachment
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, did not take time for a victory lap after surviving a chaotic impeachment vote in the House this week. He hopped a flight…
Why Polling Is Not Exactly Trustworthy but Very Important
Listen to and follow ‘The Run-Up’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Our listeners have lots of questions about polling. Questions such as: Is it still relevant? How does it work?…
Opinion | Toby Keith’s Pre-Partisan Patriotism
Toby Keith already had a string of country hits before he wrote the 2002 song that cemented his place in the then-burgeoning culture wars: “Courtesy of the Red, White and…