Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex Helps Keep the Student Loan Debt Crisis Going
Money made off the backs of students goes back into nonprofits to push college “access” and awareness of financial options.
KHN: $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.
Citizens struggle to track how states are using all the money health care executives paid for their get-out-of-jail cards after they killed or addicted millions.
Announcing 2023 Water Cooler Fundraiser!
If you can give a lot, give a lot. If you can only give a little, give a little; every little bit helps!
UPDATE 🌡️ As of just before Links, we are at 74 donors. 74 donors / goal of 375 = 19.4%. Thank you!
Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action
Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy
Defeat of a School Voucher Program Reveals Motives Behind the ‘School Choice’ Debate
A newfangled school voucher scheme, “education success accounts,” was too much even for the conservative Virginia House to swallow.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/31/2023
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That 80s Feeling: How to Get Serious About Bank Reform This Time and Why We Won’t
The author argues for the widespread use of market values when assessing bank conditions, prompt corrective action by regulators, limiting deposit insurance protection to ensure market discipline, and shifting the political equilibrium.
Shining a Light on the UK Government’s Disingenuous Role in Trying to Kill Cash
It should perhaps come as little surprise that when it comes to protecting the right to pay in cash, the UK government prioritises freedom of choice for businesses (to reject cash) over freedom of choice for citizens (to use it).
Senators Alarmed By Use of Rent-Setting Algorithm, Say It’s Helping Drive Inflation
How much is “information sharing” between mega property management companies driving the rise in housing costs?
The Financial Crisis of 2023: Protecting Big Finance, Coming and Going
The financial system needs to provide a safe place for businesses to place their reserves and working capital.
Bostock v. Clayton County: One Innocent’s Excursion into Sex v. Gender
A review of Bostock, with a critique of self-identification
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/30/2023
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