Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/27/2021

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Why Are UK Covid Cases Declining?

Doubts about the suddenly improved UK Covid case figures.

Andreas Malm Versus Property: ‘Because Nothing Else Has Worked’

Is going after property the only viable option for containing climate damage? Andreas Malm thinks so.

Competition from Online Platforms and the Impoverishment of Newspapers

How the Internet killed newspapers.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/26/2021

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Gurbir Grewal Takes Helm as SEC Director of Enforcement, Breaking BigLaw Stranglehold

The new SEC director of enforcement takes up his post today, the first in this position since 2005 to enter without strong recent corporate ties.

Links 7/26/2021

Wolf Richter: After Slashing 33% of Workers in 6 Years, Railroads Complain about Labor Shortages, amid Uproar over Slow Shipments

Railroads are finding it difficult to hire workers and their labor shortfall has prevented them from meeting transportation demand

Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 7 – Domestic U.S. Travel Picks Up but International Demand Remains Crippled

Hurbert Horan explains how major airline operators are still engaging in magical thinking.

Beware of World Economic Forum/Gates UN Food Systems Summit Trojan Horse

The Gates Foundation and the WEF are steamrolling normal UN processes as part of a campaign to discredit sound agroecology practices.

FTC Votes 5-0 to Crack Down on Companies For Thwarting Right to Repair

FTC issues new policy statement announcing a tougher enforcement stance on company repair and warranty practices.

Links 7/25/2021

Links 7/24/2021

Private Equity Now Buying Up Primary Care Practices

Private equity is doing yet more damage to heath care as it buys up primary care practices en masse.