Iran nukes deal: end of the road Gwynne Dyer — Jul 21, 2022 About six weeks ago Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015 deal that restricted Iran’s ability to enrich uranium was on the brink of collapse. Three or four weeks more … Continue reading Dyer: Iran Nuke Deal Is Dead
AP News: Ukraine graft concerns resurface as Russia war goes on BY MATTHEW LEE AND NOMAAN MERCHANT — July 20, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s … Continue reading Ukraine & Corruption, Old & New
What the Eco-Conscious Oligarch Will Soon Be Driving CNBC: — AUTOS Here’s what Cadillac’s new $300,000 electric sedan will look like FRI, JUL 22 2022 Michael Wayland @MIKEWAYLAND KEY POINTS GM on Friday unveiled the Cadillac Celestiq, previewing an upcoming car that will cost $300,000 or more when it goes into production by late 2023. … Continue reading Annals of Inequality: Bulletins on How the Other Half (of 001%) Gets By
NOTE: Normally I don’t watch late-night TV. That’s less from snobbery than the fact that normally I’m asleep by then. But I make an exception when the January 6 Committee show runs til almost midnight. (Full disclosure: I didn’t watch those late shows last night either. But the New York Times did, as a special … Continue reading Highlights from a Jan. 6 Late-Night
Excerpts from, New York Times: There’s a Reason We Can’t Have Nice Things Bryce Covert — July 21, 2022 The United States is one of six countries in the world without a national guarantee of paid parental leave. Twenty-three other countries have universal child or family allowances. We spend just 0.2 percent of our gross … Continue reading Quote of the Day: The True American Exceptionalism