[unable to retrieve full-text content]RFK Jr and the food-as-medicine trope Anti-vaxxer and brain-worm afflicted RFK Jr has announced, among his priorities, to use federal money to get people to eat better. From The Palm Beach Post: “The former independent presidential candidate is a big fan of Trump but not so much about the president-elect’s fast-food diet. “During an interview […] The post RFK Jr and the food-as-medicine trope appeared first on Angry Bear.

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Hyperinflation is defined as over 50% inflation per month. Let´s define ´normal´ inflation as anything between 0 and 1% per month and anything between 1 and 50% per month as superinflation (1% a month is still a lot, yearly!). Before President Milei, Argentina already knew superinflation. After Milei, inflation accelerated, and the country almost entered a period of hyperinflation. It´s still nearly 200% a year. The maximum monthly increase of the consumer price index was over 24%. These...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]When I was working in Germany (Rietheim – Weilheim) just north of Switzerland, I would get the English version of their news to catch up on what Europe was doing. It was interesting in comparison to the US which lagged on goals like this. However, it is not because of not trying. Biden’s Inflation Reduction […] The post COP29: Switzerland and the world under pressure to deliver carbon cuts  appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I am dusting off an old commentary (A Woman’s Right to Safe Healthcare Outcomes) from 2019 after reading about a young woman who died after visiting three different emergency rooms. Everyone delayed. Everyone thought of their liability. And every one watched her slowly die as they made their decision. Healthcare for women and maternal mortality is an […] The post A Nation, a State, and Healthcare Failed a Young Woman appeared first...

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Publications Trapped behind the wheel How England's new builds lock us into car dependency By Emmet Kiberd, Benedikt Straňák 18 November 2024 Download the report The...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]US EPA Enables Polluting Plastics Plants by Failing to Update Wastewater Limits, Report Says  – as reported by r. j. sigmund Federal regulators have enabled US plastics plants across the country to dump dangerous chemicals into waterways by failing to update wastewater limits for over 30 years, according to a new analysis by a watchdog […] The post Forever Chemicals Released into Waterways appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“proposed tariffs on Mexican exports, particularly in the automotive sector, have prompted Mexico to consider reciprocal measures. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard indicated that Mexico might impose its own tariffs on U.S. imports if such U.S. tariffs are enacted, emphasizing the potential economic repercussions for both nations.” Mexican president might be changing view on US as […] The post An Indirect Cost of Manufacturing in Mexico...

from Peter Radford Take four. I continue to listen in on the conversation. The election reverberates loudly around leftish circles. Recriminations mount. Criticisms fly. Finger pointing and over-analysis have become all too common. And this is after just a week. Imagine what a month can produce. So far the central narrative seems to be that the Democrats have become isolated from the most consequential issues that regular folk feel are important. The explanation being that the party is...