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Paul Krugman reveals how Trump's policy failures, from inflation to Iran, were predicted but dismissed. He argues this expert rejection arises from fossil fuel influence, anti-democratic instincts, and a preference for loyalists. Read the full analysis here: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-apotheosis-of-willful-ignorance #PoliticalAnalysis #PolicyFailure #ExpertiseMatters

The Apotheosis of Willful Ignorance

All of this was predictable and predicted

Paul Krugman

Levent Kurnaz Mar 21

50% of nations missed the UN deadline for nature-loss reporting. 📉 Analysis via @CarbonBrief shows a massive gap in accountability. Even "on-track" nations like the UK are failing 20 of 23 biodiversity targets. Reporting is the baseline; without it, 2030 goals are just hollow rhetoric. 🌍🐜

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-half-of-nations-meet-un-deadline-for-nature-loss-reporting/

#BiodiversityCrisis #PolicyFailure #COP17

Analysis: Half of nations meet UN deadline for nature-loss reporting - Carbon Brief

Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling nature loss within their borders, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

Carbon Brief

Baaghi TV Jan 23

Sugar, Water, and National Security: How Policy Failure Entrenched Pakistan’s Cartel Economy

#BaaghiTV #Opinions #Sugar #Water #NationalSecurity #PolicyFailure #Pakistan #CartelEconomy

https://en.baaghitv.com/sugar-water-and-national-security-how-policy-failure-entrenched-pakistans-cartel-economy

Manuel Jan 21

Mark Carney preaches union for macro-politics at Davos, yet allows Canada to slide into monopoly rule... 🤔
#canada #davos #policyfailure #unions

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Jan 17

As expected, not as promised

How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-energy-bill-prices-increase?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#energy #CostOfLiving #PolicyFailure

How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US

Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%

The Guardian

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Paul Stewart II Jan 17

9/ Over decades, this creates: • fewer beds • unstaffed beds • higher costs • less flexibility • worse system planning All while demand keeps rising. #HealthcareCrisis #PolicyFailure

Baaghi TV Jan 8

Pakistan's Manufactured Unemployment – Part 2

#BaaghiTV #UnemploymentCrisis #JobsEmergency #PolicyFailure #YouthAtRisk #GovernanceBreakdown

https://en.baaghitv.com/pakistans-manufactured-unemployment-part-2

Baaghi TV Jan 2

Pakistan’s Manufactured Unemployment: A Blueprint of State Failure - Part I

#BaaghiTV #UnemploymentCrisis #JobsEmergency #PolicyFailure #YouthAtRisk #GovernanceBreakdown

https://en.baaghitv.com/pakistans-manufactured-unemployment-a-blueprint-of-state-failure-part-i

Democracy Matters

Dec 31

As of 2025, the total amount of money in the world is estimated to be $150 trillion, based on the broadest definition of money (M3), which includes physical currency, bank deposits, and liquid assets.

#TaxBillionaires #PolicyFailure #USPol

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Deepak Kumar Vasudevan Dec 8

These same “bandicoots” also get the luxury of toilet‑side voting, thanks to the circus of polling staff dispatched to their homes.

🖋 When welfare becomes warfare, the aged are made to queue while the agile ride home with rations.

This isn’t welfare. It’s selective privilege disguised as policy. #PolicyFailure #ThayumanavarScheme