2:00PM Water Cooler 11/2/2020
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Voting Turnout: Three Simple Ways to Get Out the Vote
Three simple measures to increase our sorry rate of voter turnout, some borrowed from other countries; readers chime in with your own.
Read more...11/2/2020
As the World Watches US Election, the Appeal of America is Diminished
Thoughtful take on how the rest of the world percevies US flaws after 4 years of Trump; even the Biden’s election is unlikely to reverse this.
Read more...Stop Girdling the Post Office
A pre-election reminder of the importance of saving the Post Office.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Plastic Pushers Seek to Use Trade Negotiations to Rescind Plastic Bans
Plastic pushers attempt to strongarm Kenya and the UK into using more plastic under the guise of free trade as world oil prices collapse.
Read more...Links 11/1/2020
Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries
The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.
Read more...Links 10/31/2020
Michael Olenick: The Real Origins of Trump – The Foreclosure Crisis
The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.
Read more...How Wiccans and Witches Mark Halloween With Reflections on Death as Well as Magic
A primer on Wiccans.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2020
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Read more...How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election
Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?
Read more...Links 10/30/2020
Gig Worker Employment Fights Like Those in California Pit Flexibility Against a Livable Wage – But ‘Platform Cooperatives’ Could Ensure Workers Get Both
A proposal to improve gig worker bargaining power and solidarity.
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