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The Nation Weekly: October 7, 2022

The Nation How has automation and deindustrialization changed the nature of work? For our Fall Books issue, Alyssa Battistoni writes about Aaron Benanav’s Automation and the Future of Work and Sarah Jaffe’s Work Won’t Love You Back. If the pandemic and its downstream effects have, however temporarily and […]

The GOP Is Herschel Walker

A clarifying glimpse into the values of the Party of Trump Andrew Sullivan (Demetrius Freeman/WaPo via Getty Images) There are times, I confess, when I decide to pass on writing another column on how degenerate the Republican Party is. What else is there to say? It’s not as […]

Breaking Points: 10/7/22 WEEKLY ROUNDUP Nuclear threats, Brazil elections, housing market, Herschel Walker, Iran protests, & men without work!

Krystal and Saagar discuss nuclear threats, Brazil elections, housing market, Herschel Walker, Iran protests, & men without work! Chicago Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/449151/bre… Nicholas Eberstadt: https://templetonpress.org/books/men-… Glenn Greenwald: https://greenwald.substack.com/ Timestamps: Nuclear 0:00 – 9:55 Brazil: 9:56 – 21:57 Housing: 21:58 – 29:23 Walker: 29:24 – 38:12 Iran: 38:13 – 47:21 […]

The News is Just Guesswork Now

A New York Times story pinning an assassination on Ukraine was a blockbuster, but why was it made public? How news in the “Information Warfare” age has become incomprehensible Matt Taibbi The site of the car bomb blast in the Daria Dugina affair. On Wednesday, October 5, the […]

Sedition #3 Of Treazine Is Here!

Caitlin Johnstone The third addition of my print-friendly zine is now ready for downloading, printing, sharing, distributing, republishing, burning, street sermonizing, leaving pages of on buses and laundromat tables, or just having a good read on your own. Click here to get a pay-as-you-feel PDF full of my […]

How safe are America’s elections?

The Signal How safe are America’s elections? Andy Craig on the push to reform the U.S. Electoral Count Act and prevent another January 6. Manny Becerra It now looks likely that the U.S. Congress will see a meaningful breakthrough after the Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced […]

Breaking Points: 10/6/22 FULL UNCUT SHOW Russia-Ukraine war, OPEC oil production cut, Iran protests, Amazon warehouse fires, more

Krystal and Saagar analyze the Russia-Ukraine war, OPEC oil production cut, Iran protests, Amazon warehouse fires, Taylor Lorenz meltdown, Musk buying Twitter, victims of capitalism, & men dropping from the workforce! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Chicago Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/449151/bre… Nicholas Eberstadt: https://templetonpress.org/books/men-… Timestamps: Ukraine: 0:00 – 37:15 OPEC: 37:16 – 56:15 […]

OPEC Announces Production Cuts

by Peter Zeihan on October 6, 2022 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia announced yesterday that they would be cutting back daily oil production to the tune of about two million barrels per day to help shore up oil prices. I would be more concerned […]

Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says he’s disturbed by the Fed’s groupthink as there are no members who have dissented with Powell’s hawkishness

Business Insider Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel says he’s disturbed by the Fed’s groupthink as there are no members who have dissented with Powell’s hawkishness “Their talking points are getting them into the feeling that the only thing we have to do now is kill inflation no matter what […]

In Kherson, a Turning Point?

by Peter Zeihan on October 5, 2022 Ukrainian forces are poised to rout Russian defensive formations around the critical southern city of Kherson. This comes weeks after a planned counter offensive went into effect, but on the heels of significant gains made against Russian troops in Ukraine’s northeast, […]

Rising: October 5, 2022 Full Show-Dem advantage with Latinos DOWN BY HALF since 2012, voters side with GOP on crime, economy

Staff Writer at The Hill, Rafael Bernal, weighs in on new polling showing the Democratic advantage among Latino voters declining from prior election cycles. Advisor at Decision Desk HQ, Scott Tranter, breaks down on a new NewsNation-Decision Desk HQ poll, including voters’ thoughts on 2024 candidates, and issues […]

Counter Point: 10/5/22 FULL SHOW Baseball’s relevance, swing state senate races, Elon Musk buying Twitter, MeToo after five years, more

On a special Wednesday show, Ryan and Emily explore baseball’s relevance, swing state senate races, Elon Musk buying Twitter, MeToo after five years, liberal bureaucracy, Chris Cuomo’s return, gain of function research, & working class voices! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Chicago Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/449151/bre… Ryan Grim: https://theintercept.com/staff/ryangrim/ Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Timestamps: […]