Monday, November 9, 2026

After repeated interest rate hikes, IMF warns a third of world will suffer recession...

With the world's three largest economies slowing down, said the IMF managing director, economic conditions will "feel like recession for hundreds of millions of people" this year.

Talking Democracy: Reassessing Formal Consensus

As way to highlight some of the Occupy movement’s successes, Formal Consensus isn't ideal for every situation or issue. So where do we go from here to develop a better system?

States introduce temporary moratoriums, strict conditional restrictions pausing new construction of data centers

At least 12 states have introduced measures to temporarily ban or strictly regulate large-scale data center development

To reduce inflation, control corporate profits

Everyone’s concerned about inflation these days. But politicians are blaming government benefits instead of rising inequality and corporate profits.

Is America great enough to learn great lessons from great Trump debacles?

Either we learn from failures (threats, disruptions, chaos, illegality) or we invite being buried by them.

How Donald Trump’s failures turned Dallas into a COVID-19 hotspot

Yet Trump not only failed to channel existing stimulus funds to hard-hit areas like Dallas but also refused to use his clout to push an acceptable local government aid package through Congress.

Trump’s rollback of civil rights

Trump has made clear his priorities: Benefit the most comfortable Americans and stick it to the most vulnerable.

Media stoop to ‘Russian assistance’ to explain Sanders’ rise

Corporate media are doing their best to smear the progressive candidate that threatens their own business interests.

The Caribbean: Towards Sustainable UN Development Goals?

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer an exclusive prospect to address social, economic, and environmental openings in the Caribbean.
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New White House chief of staff may be too good a soldier

John Kelly will get a lot of goodwill from having fired the foul-mouthed Anthony Scaramucci. But should he?