Zohran Mamdani has endorsed multiple candidates in Democratic congressional primaries as part of a “vigorous push by the DSA to claim more ground in Congress.”
Monday, June 22, 2026
What Would Happen if the UK Tried to, or Did, Repay Its National Debt?
The leadership contest in the UK is set to produce yet more flogging of bad neoliberal tropes, so this post provides a needed counterpoint.
Iran War: Iran Snubs US, Walks Out of Direct Talks Due to Trump Threats; Israel Still Refusing to Exit Lebanon; Strait of Hormuz Transits Expected to Stay Low Due to Scrapping
Today’s Iran war post: Ugly antics by Trump led to hard pushback by the negotiators, boding ill for fast progress the US so badly needs.
Obama Legacy: As Celebrities Descended Upon Chicago Presidential Center, Across Town Firefighters Were Evacuating Patients From Another Private-Equity-Destroyed Hospital
Let’s try to understand how Barry raised a billion for his Borg ship. Don’t forget your Altoids.
Fifty Two Questions for Andy Burnham
Former mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham is set to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. Will he bring change or more of the same?
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) Run Time: 1H 39M Plus NDEs!
Harry Tracy, Desperado is a film about love and the end of the Old West.
Zelensky’s Ultimatum To Lukashenko Gives Putin The Chance To Finally Restore Deterrence
An argument that Russia risks losing key ally Belarus unless it responds more forcefully to Ukraine and NATO.
Iran War: Iran Insists on All “Deal” Sequencing, Above All Israel Exit of Lebanon, as No Date for Talks Set; Israel Immediately Violates New Lebanon Ceasefire; Strait of Hormuz Open or Not?
Today’s Iran war news: The situation is particularly unsettled, so we will limit ourselves to bigger issues.
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai: Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next?
A discussion of the plusses and minuses from the US loss against Iran, including possible major changes in the US.
The Mathematical Secrets Hidden at the Heart of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família
Is Gaudi’s tremendous Barcelona cathedra, the Sagrada Família. fractal? Or simply mathematically stylized?
Coffee Break: More on American Science, An NIH Grant Long Overdue, An Experimental Model, and Further Thoughts on AI
Part the First: Back to the Past in Science and Medicine. The future of basic science in the United States looks grim for everyone from the aspiring graduate student to the full professor who has met her potential and has several graduate students, postdocs, and technicians working in her laboratory. The precipitous and arbitrary Big […]
People Are Marrying Holograms and Making Friends with Chatbots. But Can AI Bring True Happiness?
How AI companions enable the junk-food version of happiness sold by materialistic, externally-oriented societies.
