The history of the end of dependence on whale oil may have lessons for the end of dependence on fossil fuels.

*The US central bank is poised to cause untold hardship to millions of Americans.*

This was predictable when Biden reappointed the saboteur-in-chief's appointee to continue as its chief.

The US system of "guest workers" funnels hundreds of thousands of foreign workers into a system of low-wage temporary work that in that verges on slavery. In some cases it is effectively slavery.

Suggesting that the UK and the US help Afghan civil society organize with a view towards possible future opportunities for democracy there.

(satire) *Mitch McConnell Bankrupted By 3-Day Stay In Hospital.*