Yearly Archives: 2020

Ilargi: Why Trump Will Win

A contrarian reading on Trump’s prospects.

Voting By Mail: When Will November’s Election Results Be Settled?

When will we know the 2020 electoral results? Voting by mail raises concerns of delay and ultimate legitimacy – partisan and otherwise.

Links 9/20/2020

Civil War? What Civil War?

Thomas Neuburger discusses some options for civil unrest, regardless of whether Trump or Biden wins the November 3 general election.

RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg: What’s Next?

Pancreatic cancer claims Ruth Bader Ginsburg; will Republicans succeed in confriming her replacement, even if Trump loses the 2020 election?

Links 9/19/2020

‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines

Top Trump HHS officials caught out again on bypassong CDC on COVID-19 testing recommendations for those with possible exposure to virus.

The “Crew Change” Crisis: 300,000 Seafarers Trapped. Will International Trade Grind to a Halt?

Will governments, unions, international organizations, and ship-owners be able to collaborate to solve the growing “crew change” crisis?

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2020

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Importing Inequality: Immigration and the Top 1%

Data from UK tax records with new information on migrant status to show that that migrants are highly represented at the top of the UK’s income distribution.

Links 9/18/2020

How Hospitals’ Profit Orientation Led to Covid-19 Unpreparedness

How hospitals set themselves to perform badly in pandemic conditions.

It’s Time for a Debt “Jubilee”

Households and businesses are overloaded with debt. Richard Vague offers a set of proposals for how to restructure it.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2020

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How NAFTA Lost Democrats the South

How the New Democrats’ trade deals fractured the multi-racial coalition that Martin Luther King had helped forge in the South.