Saturday, September 13, 2025

In Amish Country, an Unlikely Partnership With Beef Giant JBS Roils Community

Big Ag comes for the Amish. 

Bank Servicers Whittling Away at Hard-Won Protections Against Foreclosure Abuses: The Maine Example

Banks are slowly making gains in court rulings that will help them again engage in foreclosure abuses.

Links 11/10/2024

Germany, Trump, and Walking the Trans-Atlantic Plank 

Is government collapse a comeuppance for the German elite, or is everything right on schedule for the transatlantic plutocrats? 

Matt Bruenig: Election Musings

A somber reflection on another lesser of two evils election that didn’t even have the benefit of featuring leftist proposals in a primary despite the incumbent not being on the ballot.

Links 11/9/2024

About This Election Week….

Was it a change election after all?

Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats

Abortion rights were a winning issue for Democrats in the midterms. Many voters gave it high priority in 2024 but not enough to stop a Trump win.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;

  • Trump vs. “the Deep State”; Boeing, post-strike; Mushroom farms and ventilation; Weeds becoming resistant to herbicides ~
  • DNC Doubles Down on Failure, Rejecting Sanders’ Calling Out Party for Abandoning Workers and Economic Justice

    Quelle surprise! Some Democratic party leaders double down, denying Sanders was right and kicking workers and the poors is not a good strategy

    Links 11/8/2024

    After Weeks of Political Chaos and Uncertainty, Mexico’s Judicial Coup Fizzles to Nothing

    President Claudia Sheinbaum, her governing party, Morena, and arguably Mexico as a whole just dodged a rather large bullet.

    A New Age of Presidential Unilaterism?

    A historical look at Presidential power grabs, um, authority expansion, with an eye to what that means under Trump 2.0.

    How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help

    Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?

    2:00PM Water Cooler 11/7/2024

    ~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; BIden addresses the nation; Deploy the Blame Cannons!; Ventilation in schools (in Australia and the United States); Mushroom color atlas ~!