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Friday, July 18, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/6/2023
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 139 Comments »
Long COVID Stemmed from Mild Cases of COVID-19 in Most People
Bit by bit, getting a clearer picture of long Covid.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 32 Comments »
Links 1/6/2023
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 132 Comments »
Germany, the Birthplace of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 Vaccine, Now Wants to Cancel Its Vaccine Deal
“Too many doses, billions in costs – the government [of Germany] wants to cancel the vaccination deal.”
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 32 Comments »
Zelensky’s Bloody War Against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
A bloody attack on a Ukrainian Orthodox Church priest, close to the Orthodox Christmas, in a church….and sanctioned by the government.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Media watch, Politics, Russia, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:15 am | 52 Comments »
Kentucky Retirement Systems Is Baack! The Latest Filing, re the Calcaterra Report Coverup
For those who like legal jousting and elegant drafting, the Kentucky Retirement Systems battle is back, now focused on Regina Calcaterra.
Topics: Investment management, Legal, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:19 am | 7 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/5/2023
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 87 Comments »
‘Public Trust’—A Key Legal Tool to Preserve Our Natural Resources
Law professor Mary Wood breaks describes how the public trust can protect rights to clean air, water, and land.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Guest Post, Legal
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 16 Comments »
Links 1/5/2023
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 161 Comments »
Ukraine and Russia: Waiting for the Next Phase?
Why Ukraine may be under even more pressure than Russia to Do Something when the ground finally freezes in Ukraine.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 84 Comments »
‘It’s Not Either/Or’ — Population and Consumption in the Climate Solutions Debate
Looking at the oft superficially discussed population and consumption levers in the climate change debate.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:53 am | 37 Comments »
How Austerity Caused the NHS Crisis
As the NHS crisis intensifies, a look at how the once esteemed service got there.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Moral hazard, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:25 am | 24 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/4/2023
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Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 63 Comments »
Worst of Europe’s Energy Crisis May Be Yet To Come
Just because the weather gods are now smiling on Europe does not mean its energy crunch is over.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 17 Comments »
Links 1/4/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 164 Comments »