Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (If There Is a Blue Wave, What Next for Democrats?)
The 2016 primary winners, the horserace for the general, and the strength of the left
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The Crumbling Architecture of Nuclear Arms Control
A useful backgrounder on nuclear arms control and why the system is coming unglued.
Read more...Oil Under Threat As Global Economy Struggles
Bullish expectation for oil prices wane as the outlook for the world economy darkens.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: WTO, postal rates, pipe bombs, political polarization, military candidates, Colorado fracking, Abrams v. Kemp, ME-02, architectural billings, purchasing managers index, Cass Freight index, the Volcker Rule, NAFTA and military enlistment, lavender, kind communication
Read more...Buried in “Hilariously Stupid” White House Attack on Socialism, An Accidentally Strong Argument for Medicare for All
Amid hysterical comparisons between Senator Bernie Sanders and Mao Zedong, the Council of Economic Advisers unwittingly makes a solid case for socialist policies.
Read more...Brexit: The Forward March of Remain? It Still Hasn’t Got Out of the Starting Blocks
Remain boosters need to focus efforts on Tory and Labour MPs with marginal seats, but they’re too distracted by painting apocalyptic pictures.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/23/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Steel, Gabbard and Sanders in Iowa, Trump advance work, Blue Wave prognostications, AR-02, ME-02, conventional wisdom on partisan geography, manufacturing, Tesla, for-profit college, the yield curve, beekeeping, endoterrestrials, “Late Victorian Holocausts”
Read more...Can Americans Learn to Scale Their Partisan Walls?
Connecting across differences may be the only thing that will save Americans from rule by the privileged few.
Read more...How Naked Capitalism Leaves Advertising Dollars on the Table So Nothing Comes Between You and Your Content
Horrid examples of advertising that we have hitherto been able to avoid.
Read more...Michael Mann: We’re Already On Our Way to “Blowing Past” 1.5 Degrees Global Warming
How global warming is increasing at a faster rate than most realize.
Read more...Wolf Richter: It’s the Banks Again
Mr. Market is worried about banks, particularly European ones.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Steel tariffs, Sanders 2020, property taxes and the midterms, Latino voters, small donors, redistricting, national activity, Sears, Xmas containers, Softbank and the Saudis, drones, Flint water, the Rio Grande, falling paychecks, the brain, philosophy
Read more...Right to Repair Redux: The Economist Gets with the Program, While Alas, Apple Continues to Lag
Latest updates on the right to repair, discussing crucial skirmishes in the ongoing war on waste. The Economist recognizes the important issue, and US DHS supports Apple’s spurious, anti-repair claims.
Read more...Links 10/22/18
Man Whose Mexico Beach House Was One of Last Standing After Hurricane Michael Calls Out Climate Denier Politicians
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