An effort to track culture changes over time via diversity of coiffure and attire….but the data has some not-acknowledged biases.
Friday, November 7, 2025
Reflections on the War on Work as a War on Workers
Recalling what good union jobs once meant for workers and communities and describing some damage done by the war on labor
FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Treatment – A Drug Researcher Explains the Challenges Psychedelics Face
The FDA is wary of approving club drugs like MDMA and psychedelics for medial purposes.
America Needs Intel Economically and Politically—But Is It Too Late?
On Intel’s storied history and self-destruction via greed, and now US stealthy financial support with no accountability.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/13/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Transcript of Trump’s X interview; NIH shuts down its COVID-19 treatment guidelines website for special populations; geofence warrants banned by Fifth Circuit; €16.9 trillion in labour extorted from the Global South by the Global North. ~
Capitalism, Mass Anger, and 2024 Elections
More and more, officials are using anger as an excuse of censorship and arrests. Is capitalism the root? And is there actually “mass anger”?
Wave of ATM Bombings in “Cash-Addicted” Germany Prompts Calls for Fewer ATMs and Less Use of Cash
“We see ATM blasts all over the world, but the intensity that we experience in Germany is really in a league of its own.”
Are We Headed for All-Out War in the Middle East?
Tensions are high and the US has made a move to increase its already substantial military forces in the Middle East
East Harlem ‘Passive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet
Affordable housing built with attention to ventilation, windows, sealing and other details saves energy and utility costs
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Kamala on the cover of Time; Trump files suit against DOJ for political persecution; Thomas Frank on liberals; Front Porch Forum in Vermont ~
The Effect of AI Adoption on Jobs: Evidence from US Commuting Zones
Using data across US commuting zones over the period 2000-2020, this column presents evidence that AI adoption has reduced employment, except in high-paying occupations and those requiring a degree in STEM disciplines
Lina Khan’s FTC Gears Up to Go After Algorithmic Black Boxes Governing Workers’ Lives, but It Might Be Running Out of Time
A closer look at “algorithmic wage discrimination” used at gig companies (and increasingly across all industries), one potential tool to stop it, and how the FTC is zeroing in on the practice.
