Although China accounts for only a small fraction of Mexico’s total Foreign Direct Investment, it has significantly expanded its portfolio in recent years and is by far the fastest growing…
Yves here. It’s getting a little weird to see how so many news and political stories are being painted in overly bright colors. Yes, the British royal family is the…
Conor here: With the Green Party steering the ship, Germany just shut down its remaining six nuclear power plants even though that now means importing more fossil fuels. Germany’s rush to…
Why do we have such weak and poorly performing institutions and leaders in the West, even by the standards of recent history? Big developments are almost never mono-causal, so forgive…
The New York Times had quite the interesting piece buried in its science section on April 28. Titled “U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts,” it claims sensors…
Yves here. This post provides an important insight to the rise in influence of the much-demonized non-corporate right wing: that its success results significantly from voters not changing their beliefs…
By Conor Gallagher The longest-ever factory in Italian history is taking place in Florence where the 300 workers are now making progress at turning it into a worker-owned non-profit that…
Conor here: A few days late on this as Workers’ Memorial Day was April 28, but the following piece by Tom Conway is a good reminder of why unions are…
Sand cat: the amazing animal that doesn’t need to drink water ZME Science Father of hundreds gets sperm donation ban from Dutch court Reuters Is There a Wrong Way to…
Yves here. This is a fun discussion, with Hudson covering the finer points of the fall of the Roman Empire, vandals as progressives, the origins of the Inquisition, and how…