The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World

The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...
Don't mention war reparations! We are already broke.

This paper was just published in Academia Green Energy!
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with Simeng Li, Desarae Tasnady, Kiara Cruz, Natalie Nguyen, Helen X. Trejo
#AcademicBluesky @academia-green-energy Old story coming back to life.

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might

Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

Russian Orthodox Church Deepens its Role as Kremlin Agent in Africa By Paul Goble

Russian Orthodox Church Deepens its Role as Kremlin Agent in Africa
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This bonobo had a pretend tea party — showing make believe isn’t just for humans In the first demonstration of pretend play in a non-human, the ape favoured a cup filled with imaginary juice over one with its ‘contents’ emptied.

This bonobo had a pretend tea party — showing make believe isn’t just for humans www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Figure 1: Migration flows, with low and high immigration projections for 2025 and 2026 | Brookings

Figure 1: Migration flows, with low and high immigration projections for 2025 and 2026 www.brookings.edu/interactive/...

China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century The United States tops the remaining areas in an assessment of 74 technologies.

China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century www.nature.com/articles/d41...

In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability | Brookings This report also examines the state of affordability for middle-class families across racial groups, finding that affordability across the country is often further out of reach for families of color.

In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability www.brookings.edu/articles/in-...

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby WASHINGTON—Describing the practice as a “fun little side project” rather than an occupation, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Monday that nursing would be reclassified as a hobby under new ...

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby — theonion.com/white-house-...

Pro-Kremlin Analysts Acknowledge Previously Hushed-up Problems /pro-kremlin-analysts-acknowledge-previously-hushed-up-problems/

ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

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Breaking Moscow's Energy Grip on Bulgaria: The Lukoil Crisis and SOCAR’s Strategic Opening by Rauf Mammadov

Breaking Moscow's Energy Grip on Bulgaria: The Lukoil Crisis and SOCAR’s Strategic Opening
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Charts of the Week: Open model of choice? A flip in open model dominance; HVAC gets paid; Broadcast TV makes a comeback (using one neat trick); AI Efficiency (or is it); An under-the-radar leading signal for M&A

Charts of the Week: Open model of choice?
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