Category Archives: Guest Post

Bob Pollin: Stop Subsidizing Wall St., Start Subsidizing Workers for High Energy Costs

Bob Pollin: High oil prices and supply chain disruption are driving inflation, not workers’ modest wage increases or government debt.

“Why I Still Believe Covid-19 Could Not Have Originated in a Lab”

Lab escape theories cannot clearly account for a virus that has evolved for human-to-human transmissibility.

Links 10/29/2021

Mexico’s AMLO Blasts IMF for Causing Global Crisis, After Fund Takes Aim At His Energy Policy

“The IMF caused social and economic decadence in the world; they and other international financial organisations are responsible for the global crisis.”

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/28/2021

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Bleak Prospects for Least Developed Countries

The latest UN assessment of prospects for least developed countries notes recent setbacks without finding any silver lining on the horizon.

Climate Change Is Muting Fall Colors, But It’s Just the Latest Way That Humans Have Altered US Forests

Like so many things, fall color season ain’t what it used to be.

Medicare Plans’ ‘Free’ Dental, Vision, Hearing Benefits Come at a Cost

On the Medicare Advantage bait and switch.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/27/2021

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Mexico’s Auto Industry Between Radical Change and Trade Wars

How auto suppliers in Mexico have wound up between a rock and a hard place.

Tiny Leaks, Big Impacts: New Research Points to Urban Indoor Methane Leaks

A new carbon reduction target: Researchers in Boston find buildings’ indoor sources emit much more methane than most experts thought.

A Global Oil Shortage Is Inevitable

Why pricey oil isn’t going away any time soon.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2021

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Links 10/26/2021