Category Archives: Guest Post

EU’s Full Gas Storage Doesn’t Eliminate Supply Risks

Filling in details on how far gas storage goes in meeting EU needs over the winter, and the other measures it uses to assure supply.

Did Your Favorite Celebrity Test Positive for COVID-19?

Performers are at particularly high-risk for damage from repeat COVID-19 infections due to travel, lifestyle, and contact with the public at large events

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

Links 10/9/2023

What if UFOs Have Been a Cover for High-Tech – and Human – Defense Research Programs?

What if UFOs are a home-grown product?

Thresholds of Perception: “Do I Wake or Sleep?”

“I learn by going where I have to go.” –Theodore Roethke, The Waking

The Top Ten Takeaways From Hamas’ Sneak Attack on Israel

Some initial observations about Hamas’ surprise strikes into Israel.

Michael Hudson: A BRICS+ Bank: How Would It Really Function?

Michael Hudson clears up some of the considerable confusion about what a new BRICS “currency” would amount to.

How U.S. Hospitals Undercut Public Health

The U.S. health care industry is one of the world’s worst polluters, causing many of the deaths it seeks to prevent.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/6/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

American Society Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.

The surprising history of the car in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.

First Peru, Now Ecuador: US Southern Command Escalates Its “War on Drugs” in South America

In 2009, Ecuadorians voted in a referendum to remove all US military presence from the country. Now, thanks to an agreement signed in the dying days of Guillermo Lasso’s scandal-tarnished government, US troops are coming back.

Rob Urie: Americans Are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain

How Americans, or at least their putative leaders, are pursing policies that are deranged and increasingly authoritarian.

Why Are Thousands of Kaiser Health Care Workers on Strike? 5 Questions Answered

An overview of the issues in and the magnitude of the strike at the Kaiser health system.

Crisis Risks Looming, UK Edition

While a UK crisis is not yet brewing, there are plenty of worrisome developments that could keep moving in the wrong direction.