Válka v Jemenu je Velký Špatný , o tom žádná. Za asi nejlepší shrnutí zatím považuji Annelle Sheline . Taky stojí za připomenutí český export zbraní do Saúdské Arábie ( Nesehnutí ). Nicméně k reakci mě přimělo něco poněkud odlišného… Prý tu má platit nějaké Demokratické minimum, či co. To samé se dn...

Free After 993 Days: Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger on Leaving House Arrest & His Fight with Chevron We speak with human rights and environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who was released Monday from nearly 1,000 days of house arrest as part of a years-long legal ordeal that began after he...

Rollups: A Chinese Corner in Chassis and Containers Effectively all standard containers used in global shipping are made by Chinese state-owned enterprises. The dangers of that circumstance revealed themselves during the pandemic. … This can be counteracted with abundant supply of core equipment: c...

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported. Second Sight left users of its retinal implants in the dark. … These three patients, and more than 350 other blind people around the world with Second Sight’s implants in their eyes, find themselves in a world in which the technology that transfor...

Ikea’s Race for the Last of Europe’s Old-Growth Forest. The furniture giant is hungry for Romania’s famed trees. Little stands in its way. Logging season in Romania runs seven months, from mid-September through April, a frenzy of chain saws chewing through millions of spruce, pine, oak, maple, beec...

Suisse Secrets Swiss banks have been synonymous with secrecy for decades, conjuring up visions of vast riches safely held in mountain vaults. It's a strong brand — one Switzerland's government does everything it can to protect. But what's good for the banks' wealthy clients can be bad for everyone ...

Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder. Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly shaken the world order (such as it is) and raised a host of questions about Putin’s endgame, the West’s response, th...

Saudi-Russia Collusion Is Driving Up Gas Prices — and Worsening Ukraine Crisis. A spat between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Biden is pushing gas prices ever higher. It started under Obama. As Russia ordered troops into Ukraine on Monday, gas prices soared to their highest levels in ov...

Vládní slib návratu k havlovské zahraniční politice jako absurdní drama Pětikoaliční vláda si do programového prohlášení napsala závazek obnovy „havlovské zahraniční politiky“, což explicitně spojuje s podporou rozvojové spolupráce. Pěkný úmysl ji ale vydržel jen do pár týdnů — do rozpočtových škrt...