Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/19/2022

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

Links 12/19/2022

How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions

A review of 90 government audits reveals that health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations requiring them to document medical conditions the government paid them to treat.

Drought in the United States: A Primer and Review of 2022 (with some Action Items)

Enough background information so that you, readers, can interpret the news on drought — especially in the Southwest — and apply your critical thinking skills

Links 12/18/2022

House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry

A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/16/2022

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Michael Hudson Discusses the Future of Europe and Global Restructuring

Michael Hudson describes how the war with Russia is changing the economic and political order, and not to the advantage of Europe and the US.

Links 12/16/2022

Will the Fallout from “Qatargate” Splatter the European Commission?

As the Qatargate scandal widens, questions are being asked as to whether its reverberations will reach the Commission, the EU’s executive branch. Recent revelations suggest the EU’s Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell could be implicated.

Stocks Open Eyes, See Fed Pivot Hawkish; ECB Hike into Recession, Start QT; BoE Hike into Recession; SNB Hike, Sell Foreign Currency Assets

ECB’s assets drop by €800 billion. Mexico hiked too today, way ahead of the Fed, keeps peso from falling against USD.