Sometimes it is incredibly difficult to draw clear conclusions from simple facts because people have become so firmly entrenched in a particular world view that anything other than this picture does not exist. If, for example, a member of the ECB’s Executive Board were to take a closer look at the USA, they would be astonished to realise that a decline in inflation rates has also set in there, which, if you believe in the ECB’s theories, should not actually be happening.
Energy
Montel News: French heatwave warning as EDF to shut 2.6 GW of capacity
This is just another drawback with regard to expensive, dangerous nuclear energy. This is no better than a cloudy or windstill day, but this fact is never mentioned. Read here
Environment
Gizmodo: Judge Slashes Payout in Roundup Lawsuit, But Calls Monsanto’s Conduct ‘Reprehensible’
What keep coming up in the trials against Monsanto (Germany’s Bayer) is that those who should have testing Monsanto’s products, were controlled by Monsanto, even basing their evaluations on reports provided to them by Monsanto. […]
Geopolitics
Stephen M. Walt: Appeasement Is Underrated
Rejecting diplomacy by citing Neville Chamberlain’s deal with the Nazis is a willfully ignorant use of history. Read HERE
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