To judge from the editorial pages and Capitol Hill currents that both shape and reflect Washington’s perceptions of the world, the doomsayers sounding alarms over the risk of direct military conflict between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine have been proved wrong. Despite many Russian warnings and much nuclear saber-rattling, the United States has managed to supply advanced artillery systems, tanks, fighter aircraft, and extended-range missiles to Ukraine without an existential contest—or even significant Russian retaliation.
Corruption
World Politics Review: How the Murder of a Journalist in Malta Exposed Europe’s Corruption Problem
What no one wants to admit is that with the exception maybe of Scandinavia, corruption is endemic in the EU. Just look at the history of Maltese members of the EU in the European Commission. […]
Climate Crisis
Steven Gonzalez Monserrate: The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud
Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate draws on five years of research and ethnographic fieldwork in server farms to illustrate some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage. Read HERE
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Majority of Directors of World’s Top Insurance Companies Tied to Polluting Industries
Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the US Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries. Read here
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