Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Chevron Arbitration Ruling Against Ecuador ‘Completely Off Base’
A secret corporate arbitration panel in the Hague ruled that Ecuadorean courts’ $9.5 billion judgement against Chevron for environmental damages is illegal and should not be enforced. An expert argues that the decision is a travesty.
Michael Hudson: The Lehman 10th Anniversary Spin as a Teachable Moment
Why you should take conventional wisdom about the Lehman collapse and the crisis with a fistful of salt.
J.D. Alt: Paying for Hurricanes
A reminder that the budgetary “paying for things” framing is a way to deny resources to citizens.
Gaius Publius: Brett Kavanaugh’s #MeToo Moment — Questions Raised As His Accuser Comes Forward
The Kavanaugh row gets messier.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread
Anticipatory Unease: A Visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. During Naked Capitalism’s comment holiday, Yves and I also visited the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), “Maine’s Premier Botanical Garden,” which it is! From their site: In just ten short years, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has become one of the largest public gardens in the country, ranking among the top […]
CalPERS’ PR Strategy on CEO Marcie Frost’s Resume Lies Backfiring
How CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s media mavens are only digging a deeper hole in the scandal over her misrepresentations before and after her hiring.
The Long History of Loneliness In the West
How the modern economy breeds loneliness.
Why Central Banks Should Not Be Inflation Nutters
Central banks need to stop fighting the last war.
Futuristic Nostalgia: Maine’s Two-Footer Railroads
The Maine two-footers were great. Why not revive them?
Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis
How to combat the mental health toll of struggling with student debt.
