Trump’s Criminal Trial Speeds Along, With Few Key Witnesses Remaining
Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan has reached the third week of testimony, and there are only a few key witnesses who have yet to take the stand. There…
Congestion Pricing’s Billions to Pay for Nuts and Bolts of Subway System
New York City’s congestion pricing program is scheduled to begin charging tolls to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan next month, with the aim of generating a $15 billion…
The Problem of Feeding a Still-Growing Population: Nitrogen, Agrochemical Corporations and International Trade: A Perilous Mix | naked capitalism
Yves here. Despite the clunky headline, this is a very important post that covers a lot of ground effectively. It starts by discussing why nitrogen is foundational to growing proteins…
4 Children From Gaza Arrive in U.S. for Medical Treatment
The four children had survived horrors in Gaza. But on Sunday morning, they reached the end of an arduous journey out of the conflict zone and into American hospitals to…
How Humans Failed Racehorses
It was a thrilling finish: A long-shot named Mystik Dan held off a late charge by Sierra Leone and a colt from Japan named Forever Young on Saturday to win…
Which Industries Lost Jobs, Which Gained Jobs: Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Can’t have too many charts! By Wolf Richter, editor of Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street. Earlier today, we discussed the overall labor market. But each industry…
Charges Against a Congressman Lay Bare Foreign Government Influence Attempts
As tensions flared over disputed territory in the Caucasus region in the summer of 2020, Azerbaijan’s squadron of high-priced Washington lobbyists scrambled to pin the blame on neighboring Armenia and…
Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India’s Intelligence Operations
Months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada accused India’s government of plotting a murder on Canadian soil — plunging diplomatic relations between the two countries to their lowest level…
A Former ‘Bachelor’ Finds Love Off-Camera
Nick Joseph Viall is used to his dating life being on public display. From 2014 to 2017, he appeared in four seasons of the “Bachelor” franchise: two seasons of “The…
Was the Stone Age Actually the Wood Age?
In 1836, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, a Danish antiquarian, brought the first semblance of order to prehistory, suggesting that the early hominids of Europe had gone through three stages of technological…