The forgotten history of the financial crisis Foreign Affairs
How the world’s oldest bank helped bring down a city FT
climate
Breaking through the Paris Agreement threshold Arctic News
Global temperatures are rising sharply Atlantic Ocean
Syndemics
The US government has abandoned us from never-ending COVID. We can do better. Truth Out
Is COVID already endemic? CDC says yes. Here’s what it means NPR. Commentary:
If we look closely at the spread of the disease at every level, we see that it is a series of overlapping epidemics.
Sometimes it looks like a high or low plateau.
It is always there, but it is never truly stable.
— Dr. Noor Bari (@NjbBari3) August 11, 2024
Teens say they’ll never stop wearing masks after Ben Affleck’s daughter urges them to do so Daily Mail
China?
China’s Third Plenary Session Highlights the Quiet Rise of Political Theorist Wang Huning South China Morning Post
Myanmar
Burma’s forgotten war, Myanmar’s ignored war New Mandala
Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor resign amid protests, officials say Channel News Asia
Bangladeshi Politics Challenges People’s Dispatch
India
India’s market regulator chief holds investments in offshore funds used by Adani Group: report Anadolu Agency
I’ll make you a star JSTOR Daily
The Cyberspace Impact of the Southeast Asian Maritime Crisis Diplomat
Shiraksta
Iran vows to make Israel pay ‘definitively’ for its aggression but Iran tries to stop Israel from realizing its regional war ‘dream’: acting foreign minister Press TV
US President issues terse warning to Iran over possible Israeli attack: “Stop it” Anadolu Agency
Deadly Israeli attack on Gaza City school draws international condemnation France 24
Dear Old England
Fascist violence and the Labour government’s failure of imagination Bent wood
Keir Starmer’s Reluctant Anti-Fascism Everything is solid…
Join the game Craig Murray
Poverty, flashpoints and misinformation: How 2024 re-enacted the 2011 riots news
Judge warns that bail will be denied for simply watching riots Telegraph
Why Scotland has avoided far-right unrest BBC
You can breathe! London Review of Books
A new cold war
Russia hits back at Ukrainian cross-border attacks, but Kiev presses on The New York Times
Gas, nuclear power plants, negotiations, destabilizing the Russian Federation: the tasks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Operation Kursk and its progress (Yandex Translate) Article
The logic of Ukraine’s Kursk offensive audience
White House says US is investigating Ukraine’s objectives and strategy in Kursk Oblast Ukrainska Pravda. Yes.
* * * Saving NATO from peril Responsible national governance
A dark masterpiece of Ukrainian anti-diplomacy: outraging the Global South by vocally supporting African rebels and terroristsica Tarik Cyril Amar
China, Russia to resume barter trade for the first time in 30 years to avoid U.S. sanctions BNE Intellectual News
* * * Thousands protest in Belgrade, Serbia against lithium mining project Al Jazeera
Serbia protests aren’t just about lithium BNE Intellectual News
2024
Trump’s 270-page document, J.D. Vance’s “vulnerabilities” were hacked by Iran The Daily Beast
President Trump assassination attempt: 3 key takeaways from newly released body camera footage Fox
Inside Peter Thiel’s powerful network that appointed J.D. Vance The Washington Post
Aaron Sorkin says if he were making ‘The West Wing’ today, people wouldn’t recognize a ‘rational’ Republican Party The Hollywood Reporter
* * * Kamala Harris has avoided the media for 18 days since becoming the Democratic nominee, but she finally answered reporters’ questions. FOX. Definitely not asked:
Don’t worry, it’s not as if Kamala Harris’ closest advisor, Tony West, is the top advisor to this abusive company. https://t.co/P1cfnhkOGK
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 9, 2024
Harris campaign: Walz made ‘wrongful comments’ about weapons handling in ‘war’ The Hill
The Supremes
Key Questions at the Forefront (PDF) SSRN. “This article examines and empirically analyzes 44 decisions applying this principle issued in lower federal courts in the 18 months since the West Virginia decision.”
Spook Country
Secret Service agents stormed into the salon to allow people to use the restroom during a fundraiser for Kamala Harris, the owner said. Business Insider says
ASIO, Burgess and the Eerie Miasma Pearls and Stimulants. Australia.
Basil
One-hour nurse visits could cost insurers $15 billion from Medicare WSJ (IM Documents).
Cryptocurrencies are not currencies Funding the future
Digital Watch
OpenAI stirs up further chaos telescope
UK monopoly police launch full-scale investigation into Amazon’s partnership with Anthropique The Register. Presentation: “The poor cloud giants are just trying to get their hands on an AI startup worth billions of dollars.”
Zeitgeist Watch
No movies, no music, no sleep: is it heroic or foolish to “live-dog” a long flight? BBC
Boeing
Boeing’s new CEO takes the reins, leaving the company in crisis. The Wall Street Journal
Class struggle
Wealthy people who can’t spend money Atlantic Ocean
Beer and salt: one of Rome’s great industries BBC
Recommended reading: Captured State Nina Illingworth
Today’s antidote (Nobu Good):
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
