The massive February 6 earthquake weakened Erdogan’s already not-so-hot re-election prospects. What now?
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Reversing 30 Years of Damage from the Clintons, the DOJ Closes A Price-Fixing Loophole Wide Enough to Drive a Truck Through
Why are you paying so much for everything? DOJ admits that decades-old carveout allowed even non concentrated industries to effectively build cartels to coordinate prices and wages
Amid Ohio Nightmare, Rail Worker Alliance Urges All of Labor to Back Railroad Nationalization
Rather than settle for narrow reforms, rail workers are pushing for public ownership of the US railroad system, which is commonplace throughout much of the world.
Tech Companies Are Getting Into Neurotechnology. Should We Worry?
Consumer-facing neurotechnology could make computers more accessible — and pose a new kind of threat to data privacy.
Tipping Is Not a Reward—It’s an Insult
Tipping legalizes subminimum wages and keeps workers subservient to the whims of employers and customers.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/17/2023
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Asking the Oppressed to Be Nonviolent Is an Impossible Standard That Ignores History
The demand that protest only be nonviolent helps preserve an often corrupt and abusive status quo.
Is Switzerland About to Become First Country to Outlaw a Cashless Society?
As in neighboring Germany and Austria, cash is still king in Switzerland albeit a much diminished one. But the Swiss will soon have the chance to vote on whether to preserve notes and coins indefinitely.
‘Absolute Hypocrisy’: GOP Unveils Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent While Howling About Debt
The point of the debt ceiling melodrama is to give fiscal hawks another whack at budget-cutting. Tax increase are therefore off the table.
“Why Jon Stewart Should Run for President”
The fact that Tom Neuburger is pumping for Jon Stewart is yet another proof of how terrible the Democratic party bench is.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2023
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Sturgeon’s Departure Doesn’t Solve Scotland’s Problems
The Scottish National Party has been a victim of its and Nicola Sturgeon’s success. Scotland’s route to independence is now anyone’s guess
