Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/9/2023

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A Feminist Demand on International Women’s Day: Fire Victoria Nuland

If feminists support this Bush-era neocon simply because she is a woman, Victoria Nuland might just burn down the world in a nuclear fire.

Links 3/9/2023

How Does JK Galbraith’s The New Industrial State Hold Up After 6 Decades?

How John Galbraith correctly called many developments that have had great political and economic significance, like the decline of unions

Crypto Bank Silvergate to Shut Down and Liquidate, After FDIC Examiners Show Up. Shares Collapse Entirely

Silvergate: In 16 months from $239 at peak crypto consensual hallucination to $2.76, including the 44% plunge afterhours.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2023

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2:00PM Water Cooler 3/7/2023: Eric Adams Edition

~ Today’s Water Cooler: How to respond to Eric Adam’s ludicrous idea that New Yorkers should unmask when entering stores. ~

Links 3/7/2023

Mexico’s President AMLO Floats Plan to Form Anti-Inflation Alliance in Latin America

“We are going to carry out an anti-inflation plan of mutual aid for growth, for commercial and economic exchange with Latin American countries.”

Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical

Discuss: “The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness. Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough.”

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/6/2023

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What If the World Cannot Save the World from Climate Change?

How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.