Celebrating a victory for workers everywhere (and especially non-smilers).
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
The Gas Stove Panic
The recent Biden campaign to restrict gas stove in homes is decidely inorganic. What might be behind it?
Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?
An effort to deflate the hype over the probable loss of the war by Ukraine does not go far enough.
The Correlation Between Oil Prices And Inflation Isn’t Straightforward
More debate about the role of energy price increases in consumer inflation.
How Precision Scheduled Railroading at Norfolk Southern Caused a Toxic Vinyl Chloride Mushroom Cloud Over East Palestine, Ohio
I certainly hope Norfolk Southern’s owners are happy!
‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait
“[Healthcare] is a dysfunctional system that to my mind needs to be fundamentally changed to a Medicare for All system — but we ain’t gonna get it.”
ChatGPT Is a Data Privacy Nightmare. If You’ve Ever Posted Online, You Ought To Be Concerned
More reasons to regard ChatGPT as CheatGPT.
What Happens When Progressives Tacitly Accept Reactionary and Authoritarian Identity Politics
Progressives sat back when some clearly dodgy social change programs were being implemented, handing the right some easy wins.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Auckland Just Had Its Wettest Month in Over 170 Years, and More Rain Is on the Way
Just days after its worst flood disaster on record, New Zealand braces for Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle
