Matt Duss, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, on how Democrats can win on an anti-war platform and bring about real change.
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Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred
- by Nicholas Humphrey
Anti-racist campaigners accuse the ex-Reform MP of seeking to "disguise" the extreme views and affiliations of his candidates
Assorted Haiku Haiku #2511 Tourists wait in lineto enter Machu Picchu.Oh, look! A high queue. Haiku #564127 how dare you suggestI have a short attentionspanish omelette Limeraiku There once was a younglimerick from Kew who turnedinto a haiku. The Constraints of Haiku Tied up all night witha haiku dominatrixand her three-line whip. Shakespearean Haiku Shall…
What does it mean to be an academic in different parts of the world? What comes along as the same job description – a bundle of teaching, research, and impact tasks – varies enormously from place to place. Not only the financial conditions of universities differ, but also the social standing of researchers. This is […]
Debating econometrics and its shortcomings, yours truly often gets the response from econometricians that: “OK, maybe econometrics isn’t perfect, but you have to admit that it is a great technique for the empirical testing of economic hypotheses.” But is econometrics really such a great testing instrument? Econometrics is supposed to be able to test economic theories. But […]
Behind claims of neutrality, the UAE has emerged as a key player in the war on Iran — providing surveillance, hosting operations, enabling strikes from its bases and aiding Israeli false flags while portraying itself as a victim on the world stage
The post Not Neutral: Inside The UAE’s Shadow Role In the US-Israeli War on Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
As the NBA playoffs tip off this weekend, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry are under growing scrutiny — not just for their play, but for links to Israeli drone technology and security firms tied to Israel’s military operations that are used to commit war crimes in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
The post From Dunks To Drones: The NBA Has an Israel Problem appeared first on MintPress News.
Reduced violence is welcome, but the Gaza “ceasefire” has meant continued genocide. We can't let them get away with it in Lebanon.
The post Israel Will Keep Occupying Lebanon Despite Ceasefire appeared first on The Intercept.
As Israel fails to advance beyond a few kilometers into Lebanon, Bint Jbeil has become the latest battleground where resistance forces are exposing the limits of Israel’s military campaign –echoing the long standing “spider web” warning about Israel's fragility in prolonged war.
The post The Battle for Bint Jbeil: Israel Revisits A Symbolic Defeat As Resistance Holds The Line appeared first on MintPress News.
The Iran war is accelerating an irreversible breakdown of a system on which every hospital, harvest and factory depends - and only a rapid transition to energy superabundance can save us, argues Nafeez Ahmed, Divyesh Desai and Sandrine Dixson-Decleve
“Reform have simply invented their own numbers..." say experts
Near the start of the war I noted that the real issue with petroleum shortages wasn’t gasoline, it was diesel, bunker fuel (ships) and jet fuel. Diesel is, despite what many say, feasible to get off of: even some of the massive machines used for mining are already being switched over, and China is moving […]
Anthony Savagar, Misa Tanaka and Jagdish Tripathy With increased availability of big data and computing power, more firms are adopting algorithmic and AI-powered pricing to adjust prices rapidly in response to changing economic conditions over time and across consumers. This post reviews the existing research, draws implications for central banks, and identifies areas for further … Continue reading What machines taking over pricing means for central banks
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) isn't thrilled with what's going on with TV: "a lot of people in television think the audience is stupid."
The evolution of Paris across millennia – from Celtic fishing village to world capital – in three animated minutes
- by Aeon Video
We fled war-torn Bosnia when I was three. Twenty-four years on, could I make my home there again?
- by Anja Jerkovic
Peering into the origins of our Universe, astronomers found something that shouldn’t be there: what are those little red dots?
- by Jenny Greene
There are many kinds of useless economics held in high regard within the mainstream economics establishment today. Few — if any — are less deserving than the macroeconomic theory or method — mostly connected with Nobel laureates Finn Kydland, Robert Lucas, Edward Prescott and Thomas Sargent — called calibration. In physics, it may not strain […]
It’s publication day for ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’. For those of you who preordered, I hope your copy has arrived and you enjoy reading it. For those of you who, for some strange reason, didn’t preorder, it should be out there in most bookshops for perusal and purchase. But only…
Boromeus Wanengkirtyo, Ivan Yotzov and Mishel Ghassibe Can tomorrow’s costs affect firm prices today? When a temporary tariff schedule on imported inputs was announced in March 2019, many UK firms adjusted prices in anticipation – despite the potential cost change being in the future. In a recent working paper, we use firm‑level survey data to … Continue reading Tomorrow’s costs, today’s prices: why expectations matter for inflation
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest labour force data today (APRIL 16, 2026) – Labour Force, Australia – for March 2026 – which showed that the labour market steadied after last month’s contraction. While employment growth remained positive and was dominated by full-time work gains (as part-time employment fell), the fact that…
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Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support.
The post The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel appeared first on The Intercept.