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The US share in global arms exports increased from 33% to 40% in 2018-22, and its ally France, the third-largest exporter of weapons, was also a significant beneficiary, with its share increasing from roughly 7.1% to 11%.
The post US and NATO Allies Were Responsible for Nearly 65% of Global Arms Exports in 2018-22 appeared first on scheerpost.com.
A new paper recaps what the more solid studies have found about how SARS-CoV-2 does harm.
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains how the European Convention on Human Rights affects the lives of British citizens
A collaborative operates the GOODS program, which gets groceries to residents of several rural Mississippi towns lacking grocery stores.
D.C. hawks say American military might brought order to the Middle East, but without U.S. meddling, regional rivals finally made a deal.
The post The Key Factor in the Saudi-Iran Deal: Absolutely No U.S. Involvement appeared first on The Intercept.
The money could be 'much better spent providing the support that disabled people need to take part more fully in society' – Chaminda Jayanetti reports
A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.
Welcome to my Wednesday Blog! And a new project was announced at the end of last week! Con and On Con and On is my forthcoming series from Ahoy Comics with artist Marika Cresta. It’s a tragicomic satire of five decades of the world’s biggest comics festival, and the industry that parties there. This is […]
Questioning why the US has gone into belligerence over its belief that China will occupy Taiwan.
The transitory view of the current inflation episode is getting more support from the evidence. Yesterday’s US inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (March 14, 2023) – Consumer Price Index Summary – February 2023 – shows a further significant drop in the inflation rate as some of the key supply-side drivers abate. All…
A new AFL season is upon us and after 11 years, having defeated Sydney to win the grand final last year, Geelong is once again the hunted. read now...Bad news! Money is no longer free.
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The lockdowns and the stimulus required to keep the economy alive helped drive inflation. Then the Fed jacked up interest rates. And all hell broke loose. On Friday March 10th, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) died of Covid. Alright, it’s a little more complicated than that, but Covid lockdowns followed by massive government stimulus were a critical – and massively under-acknowledged – factor in propelling the bank’s demise. At the heart of the crisis is the gigantic pile of low-interest […] The post How Covid lockdowns primed the current financial crisis appeared first on The Grayzone. Bruce Caldwell has spent the last several decades investigating the nuances of the life and legacy of this great mind. In this episode he shares some of the key insights he has learned along the way, what is often misunderstood, and what Hayek can still teach us as we confront today's social challenges. | ||
