How the Olympics Break Athletes’ Bodies
Mariana Pajón is one of the world’s most accomplished BMX riders, and she can quickly recount some of her career totals: 18 world championships, two Olympic gold medals in racing…
What Can a City Do When Neo-Nazis Start Marching Down Its Streets?
They first arrived at the beginning of July: dozens of masked white supremacists, shuffling out of U-Hauls, to march through Nashville carrying upside-down American flags. A week later, members of…
Trumps of the Tropics: Brazil’s Far Right Plots Its Return
As president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro was often called the Trump of the Tropics, an association the Bolsonaro family actively cultivated. From the moment he was elected in 2018, he…
This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth
David Keith was a graduate student in 1991 when a volcano erupted in the Philippines, sending a cloud of ash toward the edge of space. Seventeen million tons of sulfur…
Michael Hudson & Jill Stein: Israel Just Crossed Hezbollah And Iran’s Red Line: WWIII Looms | naked capitalism
Yves here. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and Michael Hudson provide a deep dive on Israel’s escalation against Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas and where that might lead in an…
Armed With Saran Wrap, She Sinks in the Muck to Save the Planet
One moment, Dorothy Peteet stood on a mat of squishy grass in Idlewild marsh, on the edge of Jamaica Bay in southern Queens. The next moment she sank to her…
An Office Tower Sold for $8.5 Million. It Was Once Worth 40 Times That.
In 2006, the hulking office building at 135 West 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan sold for $332 million. Tenants occupied nearly every floor; offices were in demand; real estate was…
Repaying Bank Loans Destroys Money | naked capitalism
Yves here. Given the fraught turn the news out of the Middle East has taken, I though it might be time to balance our coverage by returning to our Modern…