Twists and turns as artists and their insurers adapt to the on-going Covid pandemic (and fans go unprotected)
Friday, August 1, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/26/2024
~ Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
NATO Freakout Over Crumbling Ukraine Military: Poland Threatens US with Nuclear Development if No Aid Package
NATO leaders, such as Poland’s Skiorski, have been making more aggressive noises since Adiivaka fell. Does this change Russia’s calculus?
In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
Patients are increasingly caught in the crossfire of contract disputes between health insurers.
War Is Bad for You — And the Economy
How war spending serves as a cover for the distribution of pork at the expense of American needs.
Rolling Stone and New York Magazine Both Publish Product Reviews of Masks (But Not Reporting, Unfortunately)
Miasma delenda est.
Wolf Richter: Nvidia, the WTF Chart of the Year. Tesla also Had WTF Charts of the Year before Shares Plunged
Because these price spikes are a state of mind. And when that state of mind changes – see Tesla.
Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?
Pandemic-era have often pitted evidence-based medicine proponents against supporters of more traditional analytical methods.
The Rich Versus Poor Country Stakes at the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference This Month in Abu Dhabi
The upcoming WTO is likely to see a power struggle between its traditional advanced economy leaders and the so-called Global Majority.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/23/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Identity and the Professional Managerial Class
Largely a tribute to Barbara Ehrenreich’s work over time on the Professional Managerial Class.
