Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Sorry, I’ve been on the road, so not much time for writing. I did want to quickly mention a couple of points about the data on consumption for May which were released on Friday. First, real consumption actually fell in the month. That...
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What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did
Getty and Unsplash+. Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. In the U.S., the Fourth...
Seneca Was Wrong
Illustration by Paola Bilancieri. A recent report by Haaretz, one of the most prestigious Israeli newspapers, on IDF soldiers’ actions against Palestinians civilians looking for food, represents a damning accusation of the soldiers’ behavior. Predictably, Israel Prime...
David Shoebridge condemns attacks on Iran, war on protestors
NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge told Suzanne James that Israel and the United States' attacks on Iran were “outright illegal” with “no evidence” that Iran is close to having nuclear weapons.
The Good Intentions Road to Tyranny
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair “He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon. His supporters were electrified by Trump’s tacit invocation of a right to boundless power. The Trump...
What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did
Getty and Unsplash+. Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. In the U.S., the Fourth...
Strength, Purpose, Belonging
Photo by Tim Mossholder I thought I knew myself pretty well, but then this old-age thing hit . . . hard. Both physically and psychologically. I’m still in Appleton, Wisconsin as I write, awaiting my second cataract surgery, right eye, tomorrow. The first one went...
Keir “Sir U-Turn” Starmer on the Skids
Photograph Source: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street – OGL In a few days’ time the Labour party will be celebrating the first anniversary of its landslide 125-seat victory in the 2024 UK general election. For now though there seems little to celebrate. Keir Starmer...
The Highway Overpass Is Our Public Square
Image by kaleb tapp. It’s late afternoon, and most of the cars are pulling out of the parking lot behind a nondescript office building in Whippany, New Jersey, as I arrive. Our small group has been gathering here since March, so we know the drill. After some quick...
The Rage of Billionaires and the Frenzy to Stop Zohran Mamdani From Becoming New York’s Mayor
Photograph Source: Eden, Janine and Jim – CC BY 2.0 The Supreme Court’s first chief justice, John Jay, would have empathized with the billionaires who’ve been freaking out ever since Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York last Tuesday. “Those...
The Excuse of the “Iranian Nuclear Threat”
Photograph Source: MSC / Preiss – CC BY 3.0 de An angry argument is currently raging over the extent of the damage inflicted on Iran’s nuclear capabilities by the American attacks on Iran’s three principal declared nuclear sites. While the argument is relevant, the...
Honduras: histórica licitación de 1.500 megavatios
Honduras continúa fortaleciendo la refundación energética, a través del socialismo democrático, cuyo modelo económico recupera las empresas estatales al servicio del pueblo hondureño. La entrada <font color="#0ac600">Honduras</font>: histórica licitación...