Category Archives: Politics

The Coup in Bolivia Has Everything to Do With the Screen You’re Using to Read This

The coup in Bolivia as a resource play.

Private Equity Under the Hot Lights Today at House Financial Services Committee Hearing, “America for Sale?”

Private equity gets some long overdue scrutiny.

2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Warren’s #MedicareForAll Transition Plan Is Set Up to Fail

Warren’s transition plan, like her pay-for plan, introduces unmotivated dependencies that make #MedicareForAll unlikely to pass, charitably from poor political judgment, less charitably because she doesn’t want the bill to pass.

Plastics Watch: Recycling, Raccoons, and Rubbish

Even a massive recycling campaign won’t make a dent in the plastics problem, as long as the industry ramps up production; some thoughts on raccoons, and rubbish.

FAA Pushes Back on Boeing Pressure to Recertify 737 Max by Year End; Agency Also Considering Major Revamp of Certification Process

Remarkably, the new FAA chief Steve Dickson is standing up to Boeing and planning widespread reforms at the agency.

America’s Arms Sales Addiction

The sorry history of how US arms sales have made the world less safe, and aren’t all that good for America either.

Blockbuster WSJ Investigation: How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results

WSJ publishes results documenting how Google tweaks its search algorithms and adjusts your search results, to privilege large over small, and muddled middle perspectives.

New Paper Reveals Rail Industry Was Leader in Climate Denial Efforts

The rail industry has been able to hide behind the skirts of Big Oil in climate denialism.

Former CalPERS Board Member JJ Jelincic Files Protest Against Election Abuses

JJ Jelincic is still fighting the uphill battle of cleaning up CalPERS.

HHS Investigates Google-Ascension Secret Medical Records Project for Millions of Patients; Concrete Evidence of HIPAA Violations

Google and Ascension look to have shot their medical data project in the head with their flagrant disregard for patient privacy laws.

Ilargi: Vindman, the Expert

A close reading of NSC director Alexander Vindman’s deposition in the impeachment investigation.

The Economics of Neutrality in World War II

Neutrality in World War II meant appeasing the belligerents.