Category Archives: Guest Post

NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

FDA mulls whether to follow British regulators in resuming a vacccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage.

The Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods and Why They’re Really Bad for Our Health

Factors driving the growth of ultra-processed foods, such as Big Food lobbying, despite these Frankenfoods being really bad for our health.

As Boeing Inches Toward 737 MAX Recertification, 787 and Lunar Lander Go Sour, Charleston v. Seattle Looms

Boeing, Boeing…..

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2020

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

We Lost Because We Weren’t Big Enough (the Left in the UK and the US)

Where now for Anglo-American socialism?

Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 4 – Total Paralysis Continues

Hubert Horan recaps a talk with FT Alphaville’s Izabella Kaminska on why the airline is in desperate shape and not considering solutions.

The Bahrain-Israel Mutual Recognition

A take on why Bahrain followed the UAE in recognizing Israel.

Topsoil Degradation, Soil Erosion, and Soil Governance (Global or Otherwise)

How long will it take for the world to run out of topsoil? What will it take to avoid it?

Links 9/13/2020

Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years

Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.

Links 9/12/2020

Wolf Richter: Unemployment Crisis Going in Wrong Direction: Week 25 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse

Unemployment claims continue to increase, with nearly 20% collecting unemployment insurance. even according to the stringent claims criteria.

More than 500,000 People in Oregon Flee Wildfires

West coast wildfire crisis extends beyond California to include parts of Oregon and Washington states, caused by rare windstorms..

Links 9/11/2020

America’s Dire Inequality Demands a New Conceptual Framework. This Economist Has One.

Lance Taylor explains that wage repression — far more than monopoly power, offshoring or technological change — is driving rising inequality.