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The bodies meant to protect us from floods are unaccountable, self-serving and feudal in character. No wonder they keep failing. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th September 2024 Labour’s first stage of government resembles a vast forensic excavation. As it works through the Conservatives’ midden of horrors, it discovers an ever greater legacy […]
Ali Jadidzadeh and I recently undertook some statistical analysis on behalf of Infrastructure Canada (Canada’s lead federal government agency on homelessness). Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of our analysis: https://nickfalvo.ca/economic-and-social-factors-associated-with-the-use-of-homeless-shelters/
How far he’s come from humble beginnings I lived for a stretch in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s one-stoplight hometown in South Carolina. He tended bar in the restaurant/bar/pool hall/liquor store his parents owned. A neighbor was converting an old church into a home and building a second floor out over the sanctuary (above). Checking Google Maps, there’s nothing left now of the decrepit “ghost house” we lived in but the foundation. They’ve moved the police department and post office out of “downtown.” Built some apartments for university kids. Not a lot else has changed. But Lindsey Graham sure has. From The ReidOut blog: Appearing on Fox News, Sen. Lindsey Graham tried his hardest to separate Donald Trump from the controversy surrounding North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. The South Carolina Republican is predictably standing by his man Trump, but the irony in his excuses is too obvious to ignore.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey scuttled a deal that would have spared Williams’s life, and the courts and governor failed to intervene to stop the execution.
The post Missouri Kills Marcellus Williams Over Objections From Prosecutor and Victim’s Family appeared first on The Intercept.
As blogs go this one has been around for a long time. It started a political/economic/financial blog back in 2009, but over the years I’ve written less and less about finance and politics and turned to topics I consider more important. As the amount of “red meat” has gone down, the readership hasn’t, and I’m grateful.
When I hear from readers, they usually give one of two reasons for liking the blog:
Andy Burnham turns up the heat on Keir Starmer over political reform
In this episode of MintCast, Ben Norton dives into the global shift away from the dollar, the petrodollar’s collapse, and America’s unwavering support for Israel.
The post BRICS, the Dollar, and the End of US Empire, with Ben Norton appeared first on MintPress News.
Every country needs triangulation in order to achieve self-understanding and prudent decision-making.
“This is the feeling we want to hold onto” Didn’t know Anthony Ramos before. I do now. “Why would we not want to hold onto this feeling?” Enjoy.
At a UN General Assembly, there was enormous sympathy for the Palestinians and strong criticism of Israel’s treatment of them. Wednesday marked the third day of a wave of new strikes on Lebanon
. All science entails human judgement, and using statistical models doesn’t relieve us of that necessity. Working with misspecified models, the scientific value of significance testing is actually zero — even though you’re making valid statistical inferences! Statistical models and concomitant significance tests are no substitutes for doing real science. In its standard form, a […]
While the Reform leader portrays himself as a champion of England’s white working class, his personal actions align far more with the interests of the ultra-wealthy and global elites
It’s actually funny to me and not something that makes me mad that your office returned my business license application with the cartoonishly large word DENIED stamped right across the first page (in red ink) and several needlessly specific and not hurtful comments about why I am not allowed to open a meat store named and “creepily modeled after” (your words) Taylor Swift (the very famous musician).
It’s really too bad (for you, not for me; I am laughing a lot) that your office is unable to appreciate the artistry and commercial appeal of the Taylor Swift likeness I have carved into a side of beef (marbling makes this difficult) and promotional photos from the Eras Tour that I have screen-printed onto a country ham (they do this with cakes all the time; it is not weird simply because it is a country ham). People keep suggesting that it bothers me (it does not) that I so far have been unable to secure a small business loan (job creator) for my proposed meat concern, when that very dumb and wrong idea could not be further from the truth (I have unfortunately already purchased all of the meat and it is in the trunk of my car).
Electoral Commission's £280k bid to boost electoral roll offers a hint of Labour's reform plans
Thousands of Labour activists travelled to Liverpool this week, their numbers swelled by the excitement of Labour being in government. This army of those who, at the very least, want to improve society somewhat — the councillors, campaigners, trade unionists and the like — were joined by another battalion group: a legion of corporate lobbyists. […]
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Even the Russian state's propagandists are asking, ”What was the point of even starting this whole thing?"
Calling south Beirut a militant “stronghold” makes it sound like a giant military base, rather than a dense and vibrant urban area.
The post Beirut Suburbs or “Hezbollah Stronghold”? U.S. Media Parrots Israeli Propaganda to Justify Bombing Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.
Neha Bora, Sarah Burkinshaw, Alice Crundwell and Tuli Saha Private equity (PE) has rapidly become an important source of financing for UK businesses. Funds use pools of capital, largely from institutional investors, to primarily invest in non-publicly traded companies. We shed light on this growing sector with a new and novel data set of around … Continue reading Shining a light on private equity backed corporates in four findings
