Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/21/2021

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Softer Monetary Policy Increases Inequality

Quelle suprise! Asset-goosing loose monetary policy helps the rich more than the poor even in egalitarian Denmark.

Links 4/21/2021

Competition Heats Up in the Melting Arctic, and the US Isn’t Prepared to Counter Russia

Shocker! Russia is end-running the US in the Arctic, even though Sarah Palin has been keeping an eye out. Where have the arm merchants been?

Another False Start in Africa Sold with Gates Foundation Green Revolution Myths

The Gates-Foundation-promoted Green Revolution has proven harmful and also crowded out safer and effective ecological agriculture projects

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/20/2021

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The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being Vaccinated

A discussion of Covid “breakthrough” cases.

Europe’s Eminence Grise, BlackRock, Is Helping to Write Europe’s Sustainable Banking Rules. What Could Go Wrong?

Despite facing accusations of rampant greenwashing, BlackRock is once again in the driving seat of public policy in Europe. But its potential conflicts of interest are at least finally attracting a little attention.

Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the Financial Crisis

Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.

Opioids Crisis: Trial of Four Drugmakers Begins in California

Tennessee judge enters default judgment against opioids manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals for discovery misconduct.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2021

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Links 4/19/2021

The CDC’s VAERS and Vaccine Complications: The System is Broken

The CDC has been visibly remiss in gathering and updating Covid data in VAERS, and that typifies its pandemic mismanagement.

Two Dozen Senators Tell Biden It Is ‘Past Time’ to Finally Close Guantánamo

Senators press Biden finally to close the Guantánamo Bay offshore military prison, where 40 men are still being held despite global outrage.

US Security Analysts Tackle Shape-Shifting Threats With… More of the Same

Military responses to societal crises are a proven failure, yet a key security report fails to offer new ideas or recognise underlying causes