2:00PM Water Cooler 4/20/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: China’s subsidies, NAFTA, Thomas Frank, Holder 2020, Medicare for Some, tote bags, neoliberalism, terms and conditions, 420, the illusion of time
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Why the Problem Is Economics, Not Economists
A critique of the monoculture in economics.
Read more...When Criminal Justice and Environmental Justice Collide
Environmental protestors,like other protestors, run the risk of facing jail time. That exposure is heightened by the fact that “out” groups have more reason to be demanding change.
Read more...China Warns Australia Against Being a Democracy
China throws its weight around even more casually than the US does, achieving the difficult task of making Trump look not so bad.
Read more...Disruptive Finance Huffing and Puffing Won’t Blow Big Bank Houses Down
Why newfangled finance will not have much impact on the banking industry.
Read more...Through the Revolving Door, with a Few Stumbles – Health Care Corporate Executives and Consultants Continue to Become Leaders of Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services
As hard as it may be to believe, health care industry corruption is increasing, as measured by revolving door appointments.
Read more...Another Big Retailer Gets Liquidated
Retailers in bankruptcy are notoriously hard to restructure.
Read more...Facebook, Privacy, and the Use of Data
The US press and punditry has been tip-toeing around the real problem with Facebook: that it has monopoly power.
Read more...J.D. Alt: Framing the Progressive Agenda
Thoughts on how to present progressive policies without triggering “you mean tax and spend” reflexes.
Read more...Announcing 2018 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!
2018 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler
Read more...Raising Tariffs on China Without Grabbing Headlines
How Europe raised tariffs on more Chinese imports than Trump has threatened to.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Fracking Has Brought the World to the Brink of Disaster
Fracking is one reason why our bad climate change picture is getting even worse.
Read more...Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (Moving onto Republican Turf)
Expanded coverage into Republican districts, with Medicare support considered by backers.
Read more...Links 4/16/18
Why Americans’ Hatred of Taxes Is Fake News
Newspapers consistently underplay wide public support for higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy.
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