Republicans use the fact that tackling climate change will impose costs as a reason not to go there, while Dems largely finesse the issue.
Monday, December 29, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2022
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Sanctions Now Weapons of Mass Starvation
US/allied sanctions against Russia have not achieved their objectives but are worsening economic stagnation, inflation and hunger worldwide.
Europe Braces for Stagflation After EU Bans, At Least Officially, Two-Thirds of Russian Oil
The EU’s latest hare-brained gambit is likely to put further downward pressure on economic activity while exerting further upward pressure on inflation, which is already at or around decades-highs in most places.
Giant Tech Firms Plan to Read Your Mind and Control Your Emotions. Can They Be Stopped?
Author and law professor Maurice Stucke explains why Big Tech practices are so dangerous and what’s really required to rein them in.
Gresham’s New Law – In War There Is No Law
Gresham as an introduction to some of the key financial players in Russia.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/31/2022
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EU Continues to Try to Hurt Russia by Shooting Itself in the Foot
Amazement that the EU is engaging in yet more self harm to try to damage Russia.
CalPERS Staff in Fury Over Covid Negligence, Regulation-Breaking Risking Staff, Seniors, and Day-Care Children; CalPERS Lies About Cases and Lack of Compliance
CalPERS has risen from being a risk to merely to the financial health of beneficiaries and taxpayers to being a bona fide health hazard.
A Sad Day in Kentucky: Judge Philip Shepherd Recuses Himself from Kentucky Retirement Systems Case
The big Wall Street defendants in the seemingly never-ending Mayberry v. KKR saga, over charges of breaches of fiduciary duty, fee grifting, and other bad behavior, got a big break due to a remarkably lame error by the presiding judge, Philip Shepherd. His being assigned to the case in 2017 was seen as offering some […]
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Roses are blooming in our garden, providing a welcome distraction from the dire and depressing news cycle.
Organizers Herald 100th Win as Starbucks Unionization Wave Continues
The Starbucks unionization wave continues. May it spread to other parts of the economy. Amazon, maybe? And beyond.
