He Survived Combat in Iraq. Did a Fellow Soldier Kill Him at Home?
On Friday, Aug. 2, U.S. Army Specialist Jacob Ashton left Fort Drum in upstate New York for the five-and-a-half-hour drive to his hometown in Ohio, where he spent the weekend…
Float Planned for N.Y.C. India Day Parade Is Condemned as Anti-Muslim
A float slated to appear in New York City’s India Day Parade this weekend is causing an uproar, with community groups calling it a symbol of anti-Muslim hate, parade organizers…
U.K. Economy Buoyed by Reports on Growth, Inflation and Jobs
The British economy grew relatively strongly in the spring, data on Thursday showed, the latest in a string of positive economic news. After ending last year in a shallow recession,…
US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption | naked capitalism
Yves here. Western media outlets faithfully printed what amounted to press releases on official plans for US and NATO members to support the construction of weapons-making factories in Ukraine. Admittedly,…
Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin
Families fleeing invading Ukrainian troops sought shelter from strangers. Russian parents feared that their children might be sent into battle for the first time. And in a televised crisis meeting…
Kennedy Sought a Meeting With Harris to Discuss a Cabinet Post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate whose standing has dropped in the polls, sought a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss endorsing her in exchange for…
In Economy-Focused Speech, Trump Still Lobs Personal Attacks Against Harris
Former President Donald J. Trump’s speech on Wednesday in Asheville, N.C., his first event in a battleground state in nearly two weeks, was supposed to offer him a bit of…
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/14/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day I looked for another species of songbird that mimics, and came up with the Thrasher. Brown Thrasher, Langford Creek Road,…
Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections | naked capitalism
Yves here. While Richard Wolff makes important observations about how both the purported left and right have abandoned ordinary citizens and cater to the interests of the wealthy, and that…
Makers of Snickers and Pringles to Merge in $36 Billion Food Deal
Mars, the company behind M&M’s and Snickers, has agreed to acquire Kellanova, the snack food business spun off by Kellogg’s last year, in a multibillion-dollar deal that will create a…