Monday, December 22, 2025
How Responsible Is the Rental Housing Cartel for the Explosion in Homelessness?
Since collusion in pricing and vacancy hit critical mass in 2016, homelessness has soared.
5 Lessons From Ancient Civilizations for Keeping Homes Cool in Hot, Dry Climates
To prepare for an even hotter future, designers today could learn from the past.
Michael Hudson: Debt, Economic Collapse and the Ancient World
Robinson Erhardt conducts a wide-ranging discussion of Michael Hudson’s work, including the social cost of debt bondage and rentierism
The Problem with AI
Why AI is likely to have more limited use than boosters anticipate, particularly in replacing professionals like teachers and accountants.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/30/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; New RCP averages show 2024 race neck-and-neck, plus new Covid charts show positivity improvement; Kamala and joy; Trump needs a campaign reset; Unions and worker power ~
Cash Stuffing Gains Ground: Gen Z Is Using Cash More Than Millennials in UK, New Survey Reveals
This is one generational trend I wasn’t expecting.
Beijing and Washington Clash Over Russia Sanctions
The US continues to talk at, rather than with, China about its close ties to Russia.
Holiday Weekend Coverage
We are kicking back a wee bit this Labor Day holiday weekend and hope you can too!
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/29/2024
Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Kamala’s stint at McDonalds: Fact or fiction?; Kennedyon healthy food, and on the environment.; Section 230 decision: “The business model of Big Tech is over.”;
Rob Urie: Kamala Harris is the New Face Being Put on America’s Wars
An unvarnished assessment of what a Kamala Harris presidency would amount to.
Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup
Protesters are pushing Citigroup to divest from fossil fuels and companies that are sending arms to Israel.
