Mass General Hospital Decrees that Patients May Not ***ASK*** Staff to Wear Masks, Even If Immunocompromised (ADA Complaint Filed)
Mass General Hospital mandates patient infection from Covid.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 5/8/2023
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Read more...William Astore: How American Learned to Love, or at Least Not Hate, Its Nuclear Bombs
William Astore recalls his encounters with icons of US nuclear development, and is sad they are still with us.
Read more...Yellow Fever in Slave-Owning New Orleans and Covid Today: Symbolic v. Social Capital
Then and now: Immunity, whether real or imagined, had serious implications. It affected where people worked, what they earned, where they lived, and with whom they dealt.
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4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson
US banks keep falling over but the Fed is curiously indifferent.
Read more...A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws
Big employers like McDonalds have been caught illegally employing children. Some state want to regulize that. But is this just a GOP affair?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/5/2023
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Read more...Peanut Butter Is a Liquid
The matter of what is a liquid has made the news…..
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UN Development Program Believes Ukraine’s Digital ID and Governance Platform Is Ready to “Go International”
Ukraine is “building the most convenient digital state in the world — without corruption, without bureaucracy, absolutely paperless, and open for everyone”. And the UN is on board.
Read more...Violence in Sudan and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
The conflict in Sudan is an expression of the changing world order and the intense fight over resources and critical geographies.
Read more...Can the US Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World?
The US channels Nora Desmond.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/4/2023
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