What the Heck Happened to Surprise Billing Legislation? (Or, It’s Never Too Late for the Lobbyists to Win)
Surprise billing is proving awfully hard to kill.
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Believe It or Not, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Was Even Worse Than Previously Thought
he legacy of Deepwater Horizon lives on, and not in a good way.
Read more...Last Minute Mini-Meetup in Dallas Tomorrow Night!
Announcing a flash meetup in Dallas. Hope you can join despite the very short notice!
Read more...Another Sign of Social Decay: Seniors Alone, Unable to Care for Themselves
More grim facts about seniors show the costs of weakened social bonds and communities.
Read more...Subprime Auto Loans Explode, “Serious Delinquencies” Spike to Record. But There’s No Jobs Crisis, These Are the Good Times
Nearly a quarter of all subprime auto loans are 90+ days delinquent. Why?
Read more...Psychologist Explains Why Economists—and Liberals—Get Human Nature Wrong
Why moral psychology can help us see ourselves and each other more clearly than economists’ homo economicus.
Read more...Yet More Finance Profiteering: Green Bonds
Count on Wall Street to find a profit angle in actual or pending disaster. Green bonds are becoming a hot idea.
Read more...Developing Countries Showing America Up
America isn’t a very comfortable place.
Read more...Orwell Goes to Iowa
In fairness, Orwell was far more skilled than the Iowa Democratic Party and DNC are showing themselves to be. This is just lame.
Read more...How Corporations Are Forcing Their Way Into America’s Public Schools
Virginia shows how corporations such as Amazon, Cisco and Ford want to control schools right down to the curriculum.
Read more...400 Million Locked Down in China To Fight Coronavirus
Another estimate of the severity and potential broader impact of the coronavirus.
Read more...Stunning Sinn Féin Win Upends Ireland Politics
Sinn Féin is on its way to shaking up Ireland.
Read more...A Socialism Equal to the World
Now that “socialism” is an acceptable word to use in conversation, what should socialists and their potential allies seek?
Read more...Links 2/8/2020
This Philadelphia Refinery Is the Country’s Worst Benzene Polluter. Trump Wants To Keep It Open
Trump-aided behind-the-scenes shenanigans may keep a horrifically toxic refinery in business.
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