- July 21, 2025
Economy

Can This Industry Be Saved? The Case of Natural Diamonds
- By Agoku.com
- . July 21, 2025
A recent Wall Street Journal story describes how storied diamond monopolist De Beers is in the process of trying to offload its former core diamond

Uneven Vulnerabilities: A Global Index of Climate Risk for Countries
- By Agoku.com
- . July 18, 2025
Yves here. The post below summarizes an important post published by the European Investment Bank, which estimated climate risk for 170 countries. Needless to say,

Message to Trump: Incompetence Is Not Virtue. Also, People Will Die
- By Agoku.com
- . July 15, 2025
Yves here. This short Dean Baker post says even more than he intends. Why has there not been more uproar about the jokes masquerading as

Stop Israel’s Dystopian “New Improved” Concentration Camp Plan—Before It’s Too Late
- By Agoku.com
- . July 12, 2025
Yves here. It’s sad to say that genocide fatigue has set in as outrage across the world has not moved the one actor that could

“The Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened”: Von der Leyen Faces Impeachment Risk
- By Agoku.com
- . July 9, 2025
Yves here. Nick Corbishley has been chronicling Ursuala von der Leyen’s scandals and misrule as EU Commissioner. Some of his offerings: Looking Ahead, But Not

The Gates Foundation’s Global Reach Expands, to Mixed Reviews
- By Agoku.com
- . July 6, 2025
Conor here: The world is increasingly the billionaires’ playground. As the following piece shows, Gates role in the World Health Organization will only grow as

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them
- By Agoku.com
- . June 30, 2025
Yves here. We hope that some will find this “news you can use” feature to be germane and will be able to use these energy-efficiency/green

Carl von Clausewitz and the Clausewitzian Viewpoint of Warfare: A Theoretical Approach
- By Agoku.com
- . June 27, 2025
By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic, Ex-University Professor, Research Fellow at Centre for Geostrategic StudiesBelgrade, Serbia The Focal Questions About Wwar In dealing with both theoretical

On the Accelerating Decline in US Medical Training, and With It, Doctor Competence
- By Agoku.com
- . June 24, 2025
KLG, who as you may recall is a professor of medicine, sent this note from a long-standing colleague: From my postdoctoral mentor, who was the

NATO’s Procurement Corruption Scandal Might Delay Its Rapid Militarization Plans
- By Agoku.com
- . June 21, 2025
Yves here. Yet another example of European values in action! A corruption scandal in Aisle 5! While this procurement abuse is not all that big