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.
Economics
Alphaville: Modern Monetary Theory – America has never worried about financing its priorities
Is it MMT, the rise of progressive voices in the USA, zeitgeist? Things are certainly changing Read here
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel: Outgrowing growth: why quality of life, not GDP, should be our measure of success
Mainstream economics still thinks growth is essential, but this blind belief in GDP is just enriching the rich and killing the planet. We don’t need more growth to improve people’s lives. By working less, buying […]
Corruption
Anna Minton: Developers are using culture as a Trojan horse in their planning battles
It’s an old story in many cities. Artists move into a derelict building, because the need cheap ateliers or rehearsal rooms. The building becomes hip, property developers buy it and throw out the artists. Luxury flats […]
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