Category Archives: Guest Post

Waste Watch: Right to Repair as Remedy for School Computer Shortage?

A right to repair can reduce the digital divide and mitigate global warming, by reducing energy costs of waste disposal and production.

Links 10/22//2020

What Developing Countries Can Teach Rich Countries About How to Respond to a Pandemic

Developing countries on various continents have had greater success in managing the pandemic. Why are rich countries not following their examples?

Will There Be a Second Dust Bowl? And What Happened to the Topsoil From the First One?

A rise in airborne dust over the Great Plains has scientists worried, and rightly.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2020

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COVID Testing and Contact Tracing in RI, the UK, and NYC: a Personal Anecdote/Saga

Pandemic theatre?

Links 10/21/2020

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/20/2020

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GOP Call Not to Extend Deadline for Mail-In Ballots

A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling ruling to extend the deadline for counting mail-in ballots.

Links 10/20/2020

Waste Watch: New York Begins Enforcing Plastic Bag Ban

New York begins to enforce its ban on single-use plastic bags, delayed since March by the pandemic and various lawsuits.

COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa’s Low Death Rates

Countries throughout Africa, like India, are recording lower rates of COVID-19 deaths. The authors examine reasons for this phenomenon.

Can Hunter Biden Be Both Right and Wrong, Both Innocent and Guilty? Yes He Can.

A nuanced primer on the Hunter Biden story : “institutional corruption at its core.” With a heavy helping of Taibbi reporting.

Pandemic Causes Food Security to Wobble, While Much of Rural India Still Continues to be Underfed

The pandemic has caused global food security to wobble. Meanwhile, a recent paper shows most rural indians continue to be underfed.