Decomposing the rise in US healthcare costs. Of course, it’s not much due to more or better care, but higher charges.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/22/2022
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A Crisis Is Looming For The U.S. Energy Grid
The US plans to further stress its grid with electricity vehicle demands, with no plans for upgrades.
FTX/Alameda’s Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang Sign Plea Deals for Seven Felonies in Hopes of Reduced Sentences; New SEC Filing Adds Charges Based on Deeming FTT a Security
More shoes drop in the FTX saga as Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang cooperate with officials and we get an idea of the tales they are telling.
Big Pharma’s Obscene Profits, Not Striking Nurses, Are Killing the NHS
US patients are not the only victims of Big Pharma price gouging.
Twitter and the State, Part 2
Highlights from the latest Twitter Files releases.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/21/2022
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Over the Holidays, Try Talking to Your Relatives Like an Anthropologist
How to talk to your relatives to learn more about their history and the society they once inhabited.
Salvador Luria, 1912-1991: A Scientist for Our Time
On accomplished scientist, institution-builder, teacher and activitst Salvadore Luria.
Monopoly Power vs Democracy – Matt Stoller
A wide-ranging discussion of some of the key mechanisms for exercising power in advaced economies, starting with monopolies.
Meet the Grinch Stealing Social Security, the Future of Gen Y And Z
ow Social Security is a victim of wage stagflation.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2022
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Unequal Education and the ‘Great Gatsby Curve’
A look at the role of educational advantage in perpetuating inequality.
