Category Archives: Guest Post
Why Americans’ Hatred of Taxes Is Fake News
Newspapers consistently underplay wide public support for higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy.
Read more...The Curious Case of the F-35
Hilarious examples of the F-35 program’s ongoing difficulties, and imperialism vs. militarism as an appropriate frame.
Read more...World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist
A sobering take on the impact of fracking on climate change.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 4/13/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Import substitution, midterms, Comey’s book, “All the Options Are On the Table,” consumer sentiment, real estate, lidar, crumbling roads, teachers, Gilbert & Sullivan
Read more...Meltdowns, Waste, and War: Here Are the Real Risks of Nuclear
A recap of why not to like nuclear power.
Read more...Links 4/13/18
The True, Accurate, and Only Answer to “How *Exactly* Will We Pay for Medicare for All?”
Taking on the biggest, bogus excuse for not adopting Medicare for All.
Read more...Gaius Publius: War with Syria — What Is It Good For? We May Soon Find Out
An awful lot of well-placed people want war with Syria….even after Russia has drawn a red line.
Read more...Italian Politics One Month Later
The recent Italian elections produced some shocking results. Now it’s time for the parties to try to put together a coalition government. Who will succeed? What will the new government look like?
Read more...The American Healthcare System Shows Why We Can’t Trust Free Market Spin Doctors
More and more pundits are willing to acknowledge the failure of the US healthcare system and recommend single payer as a solution.
Read more...Links 4/12/18
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/11/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Steel tariffs, exit Paul Ryan, stage right, McCaskill, Pawlenty, consumer prices, copper, apparel, Amazon, short sellers, Zuckerberg hearings, Medicare with Teeth, aging
Read more...Links 4/11/18
How the US Military Is Failing
A critical, but maybe not critical enough, look at the relationship of the US military to its society and ostensible goals.
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