Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 6/22/2021

Is Another Military Coup Brewing in Peru, After Historic Electoral Victory for Leftist Candidate?

The threat should not be taken lightly, especially given Peru’s long history of coups d’états.

The Bullshit Economy: How Amazon Sidewalk Steals Your Bandwidth

How Amazon’s Sidewalk feature enhances their products at customers’ expense.

Decade Of Chaos Could Send Oil To $130 Per Barrel

Oil mavens are stymied at guessing what the commodity’s price trajectory might be.

Mindat: The Wikipedia for Minerologists, Miners, and “Rock Hounds” (Except Not)

Citizen science goes unreward by giant monopolists Wikipedia and Google.

Links 6/21/2021

How the Covid Pandemic Could Save Us

The Covid pandemic has created a hinge moment of change, in which governments and citizens have demonstrated their ability to undertake reforms which would have been impossible before the pandemic.

The Pandemic Is Us (But Now Mostly Them)

The pandemic is largely to be over in the Global North, at least among the vaccinated…or so it seems.

Fun with DIY Box Fans (and Protection from Covid through Filtration and Better Ventilation)

If you can’t afford a fancy air purifier, here is a low-cost DIY alternative.

Links 6/20/2021

Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products

Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.

Links 6/19/2021

Why the Neoliberal Drive to Privatize Everything Is Running Out of Gas

A look at the current acceptance of neoliberal policies.

The 2021 Corporate Bamboozle On World Food Systems

Mega-corporations are set to win control of global governance of food and agriculture at the UN Food Systems Summit later this year.