Yearly Archives: 2020

Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries

The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.

Links 10/31/2020

Michael Olenick: The Real Origins of Trump – The Foreclosure Crisis

The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2020

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How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election

Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?

Links 10/30/2020

We Have Published 25,000 Posts! And Recently Hit 1.5 Million Comments!`

A big thanks to everyone who has helped us get to this important post milestone!

Gig Worker Employment Fights Like Those in California Pit Flexibility Against a Livable Wage – But ‘Platform Cooperatives’ Could Ensure Workers Get Both

A proposal to improve gig worker bargaining power and solidarity.

Glenn Greenwald Resigns from the Intercept Over Censorship of Article on Hunter and Joe Biden

Glenn Greenwald has resigned from the Intercept over an effort to gut a piece on the Bidens, in an apparent violation of his contract.

The Scary Truth Is Many Senate Dems Share the Same Corporate Agenda as Amy Coney Barrett

Why the half-hearted Democratic Party opposition to Amy Coney Barrett should come as no surprise.

Biden at Gettysburg and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural: Division and Unity

Biden on the campaign trail vs. Lincoln on the Capitol steps

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2020

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How Donald Trump Is Putting American Workers at Risk

A partial catalogue of how Trump has left worers high and dry.

Don’t Look Down! Estimating the Depth of State Covid Budget Holes

The not-pretty picture of Covid impact on state and local governments.