Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/26/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; who engineered the bait and switch?; Kamala and Lina Khan; abolish your lawn ~

Looking for Long Covid: A Clash of Definition and Study Design

Influential studies from the VA St. Louis take a broad view of long Covid. Not every expert agrees with the approach.

Economy Re-Accelerates in Q2. Our Drunken Sailors Splurge on Durable Goods, Investment Jumps, Federal Gov Undoes Blip

The US economy looks a bit perky. Party on! But will the Fed continue to apply the interest rate brakes?

AI Financial Crises

Yes, Virginia, AI, like older forms of automated trading, has a nasty propensity to cause crises.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/25/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: politics, syndemics; Biden’s post-defenestration speech. litmus tests for Kamala (Palestine, anti-trust); Kamala’s campaign, includiing the donor-gasm, the 100 days, and the bait and switch; trad wives; employee ownership ~

Suicide Squad: U.S. Troops Are Losing a War with Their Deadliest Enemy

Suicide is the leading cause of death for active duty and recently soldiers. The most likely contributor is not what you might suspect.

Links 7/25/2024

Net-Zero Ambitions Hit Major Roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US

The projected failure to meet insufficiently ambitious climate change goals like net zero should come as no surprise.

More Poverty for the Poor

The position of both poor nations and the poorest income groups globally has been deteriorating.

The Global Semiconductor Talent Crunch: How Protectionism Backfired

Oopsie! US semiconductor protectionism looks to have reduced the size of the pool of needed workers and experts.

Links 7/24/2024

Pitchbook Report Attempting to Defend Private Equity Role in Healthcare Suffers from Fundamental, Fatal Analytical Flaw

A recent report from Pitchbook commits data crimes in attempting to depict private equity management of healthcare companies as benign.

‘Woah!’: FTC Applauded for Launching Inquiry Into Surveillance Pricing

The FTC targets surveillance pricing, which is privacy-risking data harvesting used to charge higher prices.

US Voters Want Change, Biden’s Exit Hasn’t Fixed That

Communities ravaged by neoliberal capitalism want real change. Candidates like Biden make Trump look more able to deliver it.