Cultural Detritus, Reviews, and Commentary
Link to an article by Kevin Hall et al.:
Bonus links: “Ultra-Processed Food: The Profitable Filth Capitalism Feeds Us” and “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023” and “Industry-influenced Study of the Week: Ultra-processed Foods are Good for You!” (see also: “Industry-funded Research #4: Why it Matters”)
Link to an article by Oliver Franklin-Wallis (excerpted from the book Wasteland):
Review by Carola Kleinert of the book Die Insel by Franziska Grillmeier:
“Die Insel (The Island): A harrowing account of the European Union’s murderous refugee policy”
Link to an article by Erica Cirino:
“Nanoplastics Are Entering Our Bodies”
Bonus link: “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health — Pesticides, Plastics, Forever Chemicals, and Beyond” and “Twenty Years of Microplastics Pollution Research—What Have We Learned?” and “Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains”
Link to an article by Vijay Prashad:
“The World Needs a New Development Theory That Does Not Trap the Poor in Poverty”
Link to an article by Gary Wilson:
“Deadly Hazards of Capitalist Profit System: Global Heat Soars, Wildfires Spread Toxic Smoke”
Link to an article by Prabhat Patnaik:
Link to an article by Summer Pappachen:
Link to an interview of Jayati Ghosh conducted by Liam Kennedy:
Link to an article by Sonali Kolhatkar:
“Replacing the Capitalist Dream of AI-Driven Profits”
(isn’t interest in A.I. primarily that of a fantasy of legal slavery?)
Bonus link: “The Dystopian AI Future Some Fear Is the Present-Day Reality Others Live”