Sunday, December 28, 2025

Links 2/29/2024

Rishi Sunak Orders Crackdown on Protests Despite Court Challenge

Human rights group Liberty lodges a legal challenge to the Tories’ efforts to clamp down on protests.

“Growing Inflation Pains: How Democrats Must Go on Offense on the Economy”

Corporate greedflation is squeezing household budgets and distorting the economy. But is tacit support for it really a one-party affair?

U.S. Has Launched 230 Attacks on Houthis Over Red Sea Disruption

The US continues to pretend to be Doing Something to stop Houthi interference with Israel-related shipping in the Red Sea.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/28/2024

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Can Baby Bonds Fight the Wealth Gap and Racial Inequality? Connecticut Aims to Find Out.

Connecticut is the first state to enact and fund a baby bonds program. Can it make a difference?

Links 2/28/2024

Our Loss of Science in the 21st Century and How to Get It Back

KLG looks at how science has lost stature, and how that affects scientists and the current practice of science.

A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections

Voting technology in the U.S. is secretive and often expensive. Would an open-source alternative be a better approach?

How Revillaging and Natural Building Are Increasing Climate Resilience

Some grass roots initiatives by architects and community members to increase climate resilience by improving building and local planning.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/27/2024

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The Government’s Deliberate Policy of Prejudicing the Poorest in Our Society Is Imposing Destitution on Millions

UK and US policy are mean to the poor, even though that stinginess costs all of us.

Links 2/27/2024

UK Government Sued Over NHS’s Heavily Redacted Contract With US Spytech Firm Palantir

Even critical paragraphs on how NHS patients’ personal data will be handled have been blacked out.

“Iran’s Syria Strategy Is Coming Unravelled”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty makes a big claim about Iran’s role in Syria. Does the article deliver the goods?