The media landscape continues to shift as Netflix purges its executive class while Larry Ellison borrows big dollars to backstop his son’s Skydance media empire.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Democrats Should Get Behind a National AI Data Center Moratorium
Democrats have an opportunity to take real action on AI data centers to protect people and the environment. But will they take the risk?
Iran War: Iran Hardens Position as Israel Promises Strikes on Energy Infrastructure, US Moves in New Carrier Group; Will Saudis Get Mecca Accord Help?
Today’s Iran war news: Pressures grow as Iran takes a harder posture, Israel vows infrastructure destruction, and Turkiye may back the Saudis
On the Futile Search for the Modern Fountain of Youth
I visited the Fountain of Youth several times as a child. St. Augustine, oldest city of European origin in North America (1565), is full of tourist attractions directed primarily at children, from the Old Jail to Potter’s Wax Museum, to the remarkable Castillo de San Marcos. The latter is the only one that still has […]
A Scuff on Your Bag, A Dent in Your Mug – and Suddenly It Feels Like Time for a New One
Why do some people always need new goods, even when the ones they have are just fine?
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Weapons Fetishism: When the Tools of War no Longer Serve Strategic Ends
Modern military institutions continue to invest enormous resources in tanks, crewed aircraft, aircraft carriers, and missile defense systems even as technological change challenges their strategic utility. Cultural prestige, reputational inertia, and institutional interests sustain weapons programs long after their original justifications have weakened. The resulting cult of weaponry can subordinate national security objectives to the preservation of increasingly questionalble military capabilities.
Press Coverage of French Protests Broadcasts Neoliberal Message That Markets Matter More Than People
The media is speaking with almost one voice to enforce the neoliberal order: ordinary citizens must submit to the needs of the investor class.
Iran War: Kinetic Action and US Threats Continue at Low Boil as Tanker Attacks and Resulting Nosebleed Charges Plus Continues Supply Choking Increase Economic Toll
Today’s Iran war news: Iran and the US poke at each other as futile talks continue and Trump loudly contemplates big, self-defeating strikes.
This Was a Big Week for Debanking Scandals, on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Did The Canary just go down in history as one of the first media organisations in the collective West, if not the first, to be dispatched by debanking?
The Elephant in the Emergency Room: Why Federal Health Reform Fails Without Hospital Price Discipline
A Senate health reform blueprint targets insurers, PBMs, and administrative abuses while leaving nosebleed hospital prices largely untouched.
Coffee Break: Trump Regime Wilding Amid Scandals and Backstabbing
As disaster looms in the November mid-term elections, the Trump regime is riven with internal dissent and ugly scandal. Scott Bessent, Stephen Miller, and Susie Wiles have leading roles.
Suffolk County, NY Voters Back Write-In Candidate in Revolt Against Corruption and Government Dysfunction
A voter rebellion is underway, with write-in candidate Abigail Field having a real shot at winning the Suffolk County clerk race.
