Candice Bernd Public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution. The post Texas’s Crypto-Mining Racket appeared first on The Nation.
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Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now
Jeet Heer Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy. The post Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now appeared first on The Nation.
Thinking Like an Ancestor on a Burning Planet
Wen Stephenson A conversation with Olúfémi Táíwò about the struggle for racial and climate justice in the face of catastrophe. The post Thinking Like an Ancestor on a Burning Planet appeared first on The Nation.
Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking
Joan Walsh The president spewed absolute nonsense on Sunday. It should spark speculation about his mental capacity. The post Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking appeared first on The Nation.
García Márquez: El enigma de los dos Chávez
Gabriel García Márquez Carlos Andrés Pérez descendió al atardecer del avión que lo llevó de Davos, Suiza, y se sorprendió de ver en la plataforma al general Fernando Ochoa Antich, su ministro de Defensa. «¿Qué pasa?», le preguntó intrigado. El ministro lo tranquilizó,...
¿Trump va perdiendo América Latina?
Aram Aharonian La indignación y la resistencia ante las políticas de intimidación del régimen de Donald Trump de deportaciones masivas y las represalias económicas que afectan a Latinoamérica, aunque los grandes medios hegemónicos de comunicación traten de ocultarlo...
La visita del Comando Sur: Militarización, recursos estratégicos y la soberanía en disputa
Emilia Trabucco La reciente visita del almirante Alvin Holsey, jefe del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos a Argentina, consolidó el alineamiento subordinado del gobierno de Javier Milei y su política de defensa y seguridad a los intereses geoestratégicos de Washington....
“You’re Fired!” Millions Reject Trump
Image by Colin Lloyd. Of all the epithets seething from the foul mouth of King Donald I (his preferred title) – “deranged,” “wacko,” “lunatic,” “crazy,” “crooked,” “loser,” “criminal,” “corrupt,” the most timely, functional one is his favorite: “YOU’RE FIRED.”...
Schengen Surveillance
By removing checks on borders between European countries while hardening those on the edges of Europe, the EU has redrawn borders along civilizational lines.
The Pandemic Welfare State
From 2020 to 2022, Americans saw the state mobilize immense resources to boost their standard of living—and then witnessed the hard political constraints hemming in this capacity.
The Value of Nature
Why have some gifts of nature remained free?
Syria After Assad
Hope has been restored for many Syrians. But vigilance will be needed to ensure that democratic institutions emerge and withstand autocratic impulses.