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Monday, August 31, 2026
Iran War: Iran Retaliates Disproportionately to US Attack on Larak Island as WaPo Detailed Pentagon Leak Shows Navy Incapacity, Top Level Opposition
Today’s Iran war news: Kinetic action flares up as the US hits Larak Island and Iran retaliates….and Bessent’s bazooka fails to fire.
The Ukrainization of Europe Picks Up Steam
The UK and others dare Russia as Washington warns Moscow—or is it Russia warning the US?
‘Where Things Get Tricky’: Daniel Swain on the Ocean, El Niño, and Climate Change
A climate scientists weighs in on what we can and can’t expect from an El Niño supercharged by the climate crisis.
The Sunday Morning Movie Proudly Presents: Alice (1988) Run Time: 1H 33M Plus Bonuses!
Alice is a very weird take on Alice in Wonderland.
Nuclear Safeguards Are Gone – Former Canadian Foreign Minister Pt. 1/2
Lloyd Axworthy, the former Canadian Foreign Minister who led the campaign to ban landmines, traces how the memory of nuclear danger has faded even as more countries flirt with joining the club.
Michael Hudson: The Long Trajectory of Debt Dynamics, Aristocracies, War Finance and Wealth Destruction
Michael Hudson summarizes his long view of debt in an important new tallk with Glenn Diesen.
How the US Is Driving the Rise of the Businessmen-Politician
The ultrarich have always had power but Trump brought top businessmen directly into policymaking, creating new channels of influence globally
Coffee Break: Working Class Life, Climate Change, Politics and Science
Part the First: A Day in the Life of the Working Class. When members of the Professional Managerial Class speak of the working class, seldom do they know what they are talking about. This is news only to said denizens of the PMC. While I am a paid-up member of the PMC now, I worked […]
Europe Heads Into Winter With Gas Storage at a Two-Decade Low
Another look at an expected shortfall for states in Europe meeting targets for gas reserves and what the consequences might be.
More Signs of Escalation in the Ceuta-Morocco Border Crisis
The main underlying issue is “control over the Strait of Gibraltar,” since at the present time the straits around the world “are part of the critical chain of a world at war”.
