Here’s What’s in the New Rough Draft U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal | naked capitalism
Yves here. As regulars have likely noticed, Simon Watkins is a fire-breathing neocon and so what he says often has to be corrected as well as discounted. But with that,…
UK Laws Are Not ‘Fit for Social Media Age,’ Says Report Into Summer Riots
Outdated legislation prevented the police from rapidly correcting misinformation after a stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer, lawmakers said.
The U.S.-China Trade War
Is a trade war with China worth it? We look at the arguments on both sides.
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89
Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far…
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.
In Canada’s car capital of Windsor, auto workers brace for the worst
11 hours ago Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Reporting fromWindsor, Ontario Ali Abbas Ahmadi/BBC A Lawton has worked in Canada’s auto sector for more than a century. Their children are…
Pulling the Rug Out from Under China’s Clean Tech Strategy | naked capitalism
The U.S. intelligence community published its 2025 annual threat assessment on March 25. For the first time in more than a decade climate change didn’t make the cut. That’s not…
For Climate and Livelihoods, Africa Bets Big on Solar Mini-Grids | naked capitalism
Yves here. The debugging and proliferation of mini-grids has important implications, and not just for preppers or those unduly exposed to creaky electrical grids. Recall that we pointed out that…
U.S. Nuclear Talks With Iran Move Forward
In a first meeting, the United States and Iran show signs of pragmatism and limited aims, which would make success more likely. But hard-liners on both sides — and Israel…