Category Archives: Banana republic

A Full Scale Attack on Medical Debt

An integrated proposal for ending medical debt.

The Public’s Right to Know: HA! How Courts and Federal Agencies Stonewall on Citizen Access to Government Information

Summary of some ways the US government de facto restricts access to public information.

Ship the Airplane: The Cultural, Organizational and Technical Reasons Why Boeing Cannot Recover

Devastating takedown of what went wrong at Boeing with the 737 Max – presented in straightforward terms non-engineers can understand.

Progressives to Voters Skeptical of Bernie Sanders: This ‘Big Tent’ Movement Is a Winning and Practical Choice

Sen. Bernie Sanders is now being declared the new Democratic frontrunner, and progressives are reaching out to voters that remain skeptical.

Right to Repair Roundup: One Step Forward, One to the Side

A modest civilian advance in the battle over the right to repair – and a brief snippet on how the US military manages creatively to waste resources in the same realm.

Lower Income Towns in New Hampshire Voted Heavily for Sanders; Richer Towns Did the Opposite

Lower income towns in New Hampshire voted heavily for Sanders, while richer towns did the opposite.

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.

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.

Twitter Is Blocking My Tweets (Updated: Back to Normal)

I appear to have been banned on Twitter.

Iraq Is on the Brink of an Energy Crisis

A case study of the struggle for influence in Iraq.

War for Fun and Profit

A look at the US war machine.

Iowa, Democrats, and Elite Incompetence

Team Dem gets lots of egg on its face in Iowa.

Cybernetic Opioid Pushers: EHR Vendor Practice Fusion to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations

Practice Fusion solicited payments to manipulate MDs to prescribe opioids….illustrating how electronic health care records insert themselves in treatment.