Category Archives: Guest Post

Gravel or Green: What Will Become of Alaska’s Coastal Plain?

Oil companies and regulators must bolster nascent efforts to repair the damage that has already been done.

Links 12/7/2021

Why An Open, Transparent, Informed Debate About Mandatory Vaccination Is All But Impossible in the EU

There’s just too much murkiness for anyone, including MEPs, to reach anything like an informed decision on the issue.

The PR Industry Has Been a ‘Major’ But ‘Overlooked’ Influence in Climate Politics for Decades, Says Study

PR firms have played a key role in obstructing action on climate change over the past 30 years.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2021

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

Facebook: Latest Court Case Shows How Europe is Clamping Down on Big Tech

The European Court of Justice has just dealt a major blow to Facebook’s approach to users’ data.

Oslo Omicron Outbreak a Textbook Aerosol-Driven Superspreader Event; Biden “Vax-Only” Policy Totters

“Vax Only” is Biden Roulette.

Links 12/5/2021

Links 12/4/2021

Why Do We Need a 24/7 Economy?

Lessons from the ice cream factory

Why Amazon Is Terrified of Its U.S. Workers Unionizing

Amazon continues to abuse its warehouse workers, both in its day-to-day treatment of them and in its thuggish, law-breaking campaign to prevent unionization in the US. By Sonali Kolhatkar, the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations and […]

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/3/2021

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WSJ Report: Companies Step Up Efforts to Get You to Cough Up Your Data, in the Face of Policy Changes by Apple and Google

In response to data protection laws in California and Europe, as well as big Tech policy changes, customers are increasing their efforts to collect their customers’ personal data.

Links 12/3/2021

Pentagon Blasted for ‘Unacceptable Failure’ to Reckon With Civilian Casualties

The United States has not lived up to its legal and moral commitments or its own stated policies to protect civilian lives.