Sunday, August 27, 2023
Book Review: Two Critiques of America’s Ailing Health Care System
Two new books chronicle the shortcomings of the nation’s health care system, if you can call it that.
The NYT & WSJ’s Critical Articles About Kiev’s Counteroffensive Explain Why It Failed
It’s now in the open that US and Ukraine were at odds about the much vaunted counteroffensive, even when it was clear it would not get far
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Despite 4 Indictments, Trump Will Still Be the GOP Nominee
Trump won’t be over until he is over, and that will not be before the Republican convention.
Could New BRICS Member Argentina Become First Country to Receive a Full-Scale BRICS Bailout?
The country is once again in deep crisis mode, with decades high inflation, a crumbling currency and no foreign currency reserves. It is shackled to the IMF but now faces the possibility of being able to tap alternative sources of finance.
KFF Health News Publishes Shameful, Self-Serving Story Advocating Unrealistic “Social Media” Approach to Bogus Insurer Denials Instead of Pushing for External Appeal
KFF Health News advocated feel-good but largely ineffective approaches to insurer denials, as opposed to effectiive reforms.
Henry A. Kissinger at 100, Still a War Criminal
Some of the major entries in Kissinger’s rap sheet.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/24/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
BRICS’ Expansion Is Beneficial But It Also Isn’t Without Strategic Challenges
BRICS is set to add important new members…but will their diversity complicate coming to common policy stances?
Medicare for All, Not Medicare Advantage
How Medicare Advantage plans raid taxpayer funds and routinely fail to deliver the care that patients expect and deserve.
Jonesing on Carbon
A reminder that the rich are grossly dispropirtionate carbon fuel users.
China And U.S. Lock Horns Over New 122.5% Steel Tariff
Yet another US/China trade row, this one over steel.
