By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this Water Cooler is a little bit light, but I am commanded elsewhere. –lambert Bird Song of the Day Peaceful Dove, Sturt National Park–Mount Wood Homestead and Campground, Northwestern NSW, New South Wales, Australia * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as […]
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Regulatory Fight Over Ultraprocessed Foods Starting in the US
There’s controversy over how good a proxy the degree of food processing is for the nutritional value of food. Nevertheless, there is also substantial evidence that the category of ultraprocessed, which includes some arguably not-bad offerings like whole grain bread,1 contribute in a big way to bad health outcomes. The US, with its large food […]
Germany’s ‘Krisenmodus’ Has No End in Sight
German elites look to ban opposition party and switch out the chancellor without changing the policies that make him so unpopular – anything to keep up the fight against Russia.
Trump’s Arguments for Immunity Not as Hopeless as Some Claim
Even though Trump looks primed to lose his case on immunity from prosecution as president, his arguments aren’t baseless.
Fixing the Panama Canal
The impact of the reduction in Panama Canal capacity illustrates choices we will have to make. Some are more pro-survival than others
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/9/2024
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Thomas Friedman Is Wrong (Again) on Who Failed Peace in Israel/Palestine
US and Israeli policies sank any hope for a stable Palestinian state by intentionally sabotaging economic progress in the West Bank and Gaza.
Odds of US Bank Failures Rise with Office Space Loan Losses, Fed Interest Rate Mismanagement
US bank pain: Loans for urban office buildings come a cropper as they were already suffering other interest rate losses.
UK Government Prepares to Launch Massive Attack On Financial Privacy, Targeting Benefits Claimants and State Pensioners
“George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984, published in 1949, raised the spectre of Big Brother. This nightmare has now been brought to reality by a Conservative government supposedly rolling back the state.”
Monsanto’s ‘Cancer Index’, an Alleged Conspiracy, and New PCB-Related Complaints
Monsanto is targeted for cancer liability via an alleged collusion with GE over indemnification for PCBs, including the use of a cancer index
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/8/2024
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Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
More on why you should not get a Medicare Advantage plan if at all possible.
