- August 2, 2025
Coffee Break: COVID-19 and Cancer, NIH Weaponized Against the People, Consciousness, AI and the Internet, and Famine
Part the First: How Do You Awaken Sleeping Cancer Cells. Short answer: Inflammation. Speaking from experience, anyone who have ever been treated successfully for cancer
The Post-Pandemic Disinflation: Low Sacrifice, High Prices
Yves here. It may surprise most readers to learn that central bankers consider themselves to have done a tremendously good job in combating the Covid-induced
Adams Asks Feds to Probe Conditions at Designed-to-Evade Supervision ICE Lockup in Manhattan
Yves here. Even though a New York City story might seem a bit parochial, ICE, which has announced plans to “flood” the Big Apple, is
Can This Industry Be Saved? The Case of Natural Diamonds
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
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
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
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
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
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