Today’s Water Cooler: Mattel v. Masbro, Biden, Buttigieg, Gabbard, Sanders, Trump, Williamson, Twitter to refuse political ads, impeachment, Beltway biofilm, employment, personal income and outlays, platinum, Boeing v. Airbus, Halloween, Ford contract, library fines
Read more...NCAA bows to the seeming inevitable and votes to allow college athletes to profit from endorsements: or does it? Details to follow…
Read more...Oil industry lobbies to weaken emissions standards, deploying “public interest groups” that are mere mouthpieces for fossil fuel companies.
Read more...The finale in a short history of the Roman Republic.
Read more...Increased fire risk is creating new behaviors in California. May be coming to your area soon….
Read more...Hot takes on the Phase One Grenfell Towers report, which makes good suggestions for the firefighters and determines that the Towers were not up to code, and what should happen in Phase Two.
Read more...Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread.
Read more...Looking back at the legacy of the man who created “the most deformed bond market in history.”
Read more...Why might investors be skittish about Aramco’s oil reserve claims?
Read more...Today’s Water Cooler: Biden and bankruptcy, Gabbard and RSS, Sanders and Tlaib, bipartisan support on “pay for,” consumer confidence, housing, real estate, Boeing, the 2010s, the ethics of algorithms
Read more...Why we need single-use plastics bans: to save us from our worst selves; plus a positive development on the recycling front.
Read more...Biden’s acceptance of super PACS shows how desperate his campaign is – and also reveals who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Read more...Discussion of comprehensive Sanders plan to legalize marijuana: legal and political implications.
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