The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, provides clues as to why European leaders would sacrifice their national economies for the war in Ukraine.
Monday, July 27, 2026
An Ancient Recipe for Social Success
Monte Albán, which was a major regional urban center for 1,300 years, is a powerful case study that early investments in public infrastructure and goods foster longer-term sustainability.
Davos Elite Won’t Tackle Climate Crisis and Global Inequalities
Quelle surprise! Change on crucial issues of climate and inequality is unlikely to emerge from the World Economic Forum.
Google’s Stock Climbed After It Fired 12,000 Employees—But What Did They Get Out of It?
Tech companeis laying off tens of thousands of employees, underscoring their fixation on short-term performance metrics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/20/2023
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Monopsony in Professional Labor Markets: Hospital System Concentration and Nurse Wage Growth
elle surprise! “Growing consolidation in localized hospital markets appears to restrict nurse wage growth.”
British NGO Index on Censorship Just Named Mexico’s President AMLO “Tyrant of the Year 2022”
AMLO may seem like a curious choice for “Tyrant of the Year,” especially given the fierce competition for the title. But once you see who leads and finances the NGO in question, it all makes a bit more sense. .
Will Russia Opt to Continue the War into 2024?
It isn’t just that time is generally on Russia’s side. Russia likely needs to grind on and on to achieve its ultimate aim, security.
The Black Death May Not Have Been Spread by Rats After All
A supposedly settled fact, that rats played a huge role in the European bubonic plague outbreak called the Black Death, may be all wrong.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/19/2023
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Spoils Of The Sanctions War – NATO Lion Meets Russian Tit For Tat
Western officials have talked up their Russian asset seizures. But Russia has reciporcated. It’s not clear which oligarchs are the winners.
Why China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Deal – Counting the Social, Economic and Political Costs of an Aging, Smaller Society
Is the press unduly excited about the start of China’s expected demographic decline?
