Category Archives: Guest Post

Climate Denial Satire “Don’t Look Up” Now Top Film on Netflix Worldwide

Mirabile dictu! An allegorical climate change film becomes a hit. And a billionaire is the bad guy.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2021

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Plastics Packaging: Yet Another Reason to Loathe Amazon

India has forced Amazon to eschew plastics packaging. Rolling out its Indian practices world-wide would in a single step drastically reduce Amazon’s plastics footprint.

Links 12/27/2021

As Omicron Surges, Sanders Says Congress Must Ensure Mass Distribution of N95 Masks

Sanders calls for public distribution of N95 masks – a well overdue move.

Latin America Calls for U.S. to Reduce its Plastic Waste Exports to the Region

Latin American countries chide U.S. for the volume of its plastic waste exports.

Links 12/26/2021

James Webb Space Telescope: An Astronomer on the Team Explains How to Send a Giant Telescope to Space – and Why

The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space yesterday, and with it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to form in the universe.

Manchin Takes Aim at Build Back Better, but His Real Focus is on West Virginia

What does Manchin want?

12 Charts for 21

A selection of charts from Bruegel’s weekly newsletter, with an analysis of the year and what it meant for Europe and the world.

Links 12/24/2021

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/23/2021

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Understanding Inflation Risks in the US and the Euro Area

Fed-type models say US inflation will hang around. So the central bank will try to Do Something when it really can’t do much.