New UN plastics treaty might provide the basis for plastic waste lawsuits in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
Saturday, December 27, 2025
The CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
The CDC’s move triggered some of the same mixed feelings from the public that the poll uncovered and laid bare a split within the health care community.
Russia Sanctions Blowback Only Beginning: Globalization in the Crosshairs, Russian Retaliation Coming?
More on how sanctions against Russia are boomeranging.
NYC Courts Issue Rules To Ram Through Gun Cases, Under Political Pressure
A new “all hat, no cattle” gun trial plan shows how much Democrats want to look tought on crime without doing the heavy lifting to tackle it
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2022
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WSJ: House Judiciary Bigwigs Ask Justice Department to Probe Amazon for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress
Key House Judiciary Committee members send letter asking AG Merrick Garland to launch probe of Amazon for possible criminal obstruction of Congress.
Failing the Fix: Grading Apple, Dell, Google, Microsoft on the Ease of Repair of Their Products
US PIRG releases a scorecard, ranking the products of major manufacturers on the ease of repair of their products.
Inflation Targeting Constrains Development
The rich have influenced most developing countries to prioritize inflation targeting in monetary policy instead of adopting bolder economic policies for growth, jobs and sustainable development.
‘Appalling’: Moderna Rebuked Over Latest Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Strategy
‘Billionaire CEO shouldn’t get to choose who lives and who dies,’ said one advocacy group after Moderna’s patent announcement.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2022
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Discerning Volodymyr Zelensky
Billionaire money in Ukraine.
UK Government Awards CIA-Linked Spyware Firm, Palantir, Another Juicy NHS Contract
There are many reasons why Palantir’s new NHS deal is troubling, including first and foremost the company’s close ties with the US military, intelligence and security agencies.
