Joseph Stiglitz: *Credit Suisse has allowed the morally bankrupt to steal from the poor for too long.*

Unlike Stiglitz, I have no sympathy for countries that operate as tax havens or provide a service of disguising ill-gotten gains. No matter whether be small, obscure islands such as Nevis or Jersey, or large, prominent islands such as Britain or Ireland, or continental countries such as the US. Saying "this is so we don't export addictive drugs" is no excuse.

Arguing that recovery from Covid-19 should be considered equivalent to getting one dose of vaccine.

The Tories still refuse to determine the ultimate owners of billions of dollars worth of real estate owned through front companies by people unknown, not even though Russian oligarchs could use thus to evade the sanctions they are being threatened with.

The UK is right when it criticizes EU countries for allowing themselves to be dependent on gas from Russia. However, trying to play "what about you" with this is a distraction. Both criticisms are valid.

The principal reason for identifying the real owners has nothing to do with the Ukraine crisis. It is to put an end to using them for tax evasion or as a channel for hiding the proceeds of crime.

Here is an example.

The principal reason to stop burning Russia's natural gas is that it contributes to global heating, which endangers civilization.

Even if Russia and NATO made peace tomorrow, Russian planet-roasting would remain just as dangerous as US planet-roasting or any other country's.

Europe has done little to reduce its demand for natural gas because fossil fuel companies are presenting arguments for going slowly.

Pfizer is using the new Covid-19 treatment pills to gouge sick people. Instead of absolutely banning generic production, it is playing favorites to limit generic production which is almost as bad.

We should abolish patents in the field of medicine, and fund the costs of drug research directly through the state.

Belarus says that the Russian soldiers will remain there indefinitely.