With main routes clogged, other trade corridors struggle to launch and suffer setbacks from war as ‘heartland’ integration is delayed.
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Monday, April 6, 2026
War Against Iran Exposes Fragility of Much Ballyhooed Eurasian Trade Corridors
Topics: China, Globalization, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Middle East, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | No Comments »
Standing Witness to University Complicity in Criminal Wars of Aggression
Military-related research at universities helps the imperialist state find ways to more effectively kill people around the world who resist US domination.
Topics: Guest Post, Middle East, Privatization, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 4:00 am | 1 Comment »
Links 4/5/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 85 Comments »
Iran War: Trump Doubles Down on “Reign Hell” April 6 Threat, Also Reports F-15 Officer Rescued; US Strike on Bushehr Nuclear Plant Breaches Protection Circuit; Multiple Interconnected Supply Crises Baked in Within Weeks; UPDATE Iran Claims Two More US Planes Downed
Today’s Iran war news: Trump reiterates his dangerous escalation threat as the real economy Titanic is about to hit the iceberg.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Investment outlook, Market inefficiencies, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 363 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Night On The Galactic Railroad (1985) Run Time: 1H 48M
Midnight on the Galactic Express is a movie about friendship, spiritual development, and this journey called life.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 6 Comments »
The 2026 Southwest U.S. Heat Wave Was One of the Six Most Astonishing Weather Events of the Century
From the Pacific Northwest to Antarctica, it’s extraordinary warmth that’s punching through climate norms with the most force.
Topics: Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 4 Comments »
Links 4/4/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 127 Comments »
Iran War: Disaster in Iran as Multiple Aircraft Downed, Pilot Missing; Iran Pounds Israel Hard After Trump Asks for 48 Hour Ceasefire; Concerns in Military and Congress Over Purge of Reality-Grounded Officers
Today’s Iran war update: aircraft downed and at least one pilot missing in Iran follows a Saturday Night Massacre-style military purge
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Legal, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 296 Comments »
Prediction Markets Make a Bet Against Public Health
Online prediction markets evade safeguards against gambling and risk normalizing addictive behaviors.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:55 am | 12 Comments »
Coffee Break: The Fallacy of ESG, Baseball, Deep Education, and More AI Follies
Good afternoon. Time for a break. Given the wall-to-wall coverage by Yves and others here, nothing explicit on this Good Friday about the Ramadan War in West Asia. Instead, herewith a few reflections during holy season of the three great Abrahamic traditions. Part the First: Ethical Capitalism? Some argue about whether business can be ethical. […]
Topics: Coffee Break, Corporate governance, Curiousities, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social values
Posted by KLG at 2:00 pm | 35 Comments »
What’s Cheaper: Fueling Your Car With Gas or Electricity?
A comparison on EV charging expenses state by state in the US. Any similar data in other countries based on recent electricity costs?
Topics: Auto industry, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 10:17 am | 38 Comments »
Links 4/3/2026
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 66 Comments »
Iran War: US Continues Escalation by Striking Iran Bridge, Opening Way for Iran Destruction of Critical Links; Iran Moving to Attack Economic Targets
Today’s Iran war update: The US continues its escalation with a strike on Iran’s biggest bridge even as Mr. Market starts a belated protest.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Media watch, Middle East, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 231 Comments »
Keir Starmer’s Schrödinger’s War
Is the United Kingdom at war with Iran or not?
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 15 Comments »
AI’s Fluency in Other Languages Hides a Western Worldview That Can Mislead Users
Quelle surprise! AI, as in LLMs trained on English data sets, are not so hot when faced with non-Western cultural issues.
Topics: Guest Post, Social values, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:13 am | 13 Comments »

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