~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Kamala’s VP search; Trish Greenhalgh on Long Covid; Covid and class ~
Monday, August 25, 2025
Wildfires Can Create Their Own Weather, Further Spreading the Flames − An Atmospheric Scientist Explains How
A worked example of how human activity does not just have direct environment effects but also feedback loops, here on weather.
How Kamala Harris Sold Out Struggling Homeowners to Save Banks in 2012 and Then Lied About It
Kamala is under scrutiny for policy flip-flops. Even worse is her lying about the badge of shame known as the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement.
Michael Hudson & Jill Stein: Israel Just Crossed Hezbollah And Iran’s Red Line: WWIII Looms
Israel has just greatly upped the ante with assassinations in Tehran, Beirut, and possibly a third in Damascus. How will the Axis of Resistance respond?
Repaying Bank Loans Destroys Money
Richard Murphy discusses a key, and not well understood, implication of repaying bank loans.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/31/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Kamala’s idpol keeps rolling; Covid and class, call any vegetable…. ~
Israel Assassinates Hamas Negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, in Iran, Leading to Condemnation Across Muslim World; Israel Attempts Assassination of Hezbollah Leader in Beirut; Settler Brownshirt Rampage Against IDF Wins Knesset Backing
Israel escalates as Tony Blinken wrings his hands.
Climate Change: Can One Specific Example Counter the Denialists?
A look at climate change impacts, recent and prospective, in coastal Georgia. Can evidence like this change some stubborn minds?
CrowdStrike Lessons: Liability Shields Fuel Risky Practices, Expert Warns
A discussion of the regulatory and behavioral issues that helped produce the Crowdstrike 404.
Starvation in Sudan: As in Gaza, the Deprivation Is Deliberate
How a brutal, five year old civil war in Sudan has been producing Gaza-level starvation and war crimes.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/30/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: politics, syndemics; Democrat idpol, Amazon now responsible for product recalls, Covid at the Olympics ~
To Win ‘Medicare for All,’ First Reclaim Medicare From Profiteers
Building on the promise of Medicare means taking on the private-sector enriching, skimpy “Medicare Advantage” program
