Human rights groups call on Biden to keep his campaign promise to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center.
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Friday, November 7, 2025
20 Years and 4 Presidents Later and Gitmo Still Not Closed
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social values
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:53 am | 7 Comments »
More Covid Delusion: Thermography for Health Endangers Patient Health via Eschewing Masks in Favor of Ozone
A shaggy dog story on how Thermography for Health endangers patients also illustrates the “ozone protection” con/self delusion.
Topics: Health care, Pandemic, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:52 am | 17 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/11/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 195 Comments »
U.S. Interior Department Moves to Block Some Oil and Gas Leasing on Alaska’s North Slope
Interior Department restricts oil and gas development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Researve.
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 11:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 1/11/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 216 Comments »
Remittances Soar to Record High in Latin America, Providing a Lifeline for Desperate Economies
While a vital source of income and foreign currency for many countries, remittances have their dark sides and are not a substitute for home-grown development.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:47 am | 15 Comments »
Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or Covid Safety
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls lack of access to paid sick leave in the midst of a pandemic “barbaric.”
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:55 am | 23 Comments »
Warmest U.S. December in History Caps a Stormy, Mostly-Sizzling Year
The year 2021 produced 20 billion-dollar disasters, the second highest number going back to 1980, according to the NOAA.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:25 am | 10 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/10/2022
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Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 138 Comments »
Fashion Act: New York Lawmakers Take Aim at the Climate Impact of Fashion Company Supply Chains
New York State legislators will now consider the Fashion Act, a new measure intended to reduce the climate impact of fashion company supply chains.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 1/10/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 131 Comments »
Michael Hudson: What is Causing So Much Inflation?
Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and Fed’s secretive $4.5 trillion bank bailout.
Topics: Banana republic, Banking industry, China, Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Globalization, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Russia
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 57 Comments »
A Movement to Organize Against the Systemic Corruption of Congress
Since Citizens United, systemic corruption as a subject of discussion has virtually disappeared from public awareness.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:25 am | 76 Comments »
The Bitcoin Challenge: How to Tame a Digital Predator
Public authorities should refrain from taking measures supporting additional investment flows into Bitcoin and should treat it as rigorously as the conventional financial industry to combat illicit payments, money laundering, and terrorist financing
Topics: Banking industry, Currencies, Europe, Guest Post, Payment system, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:55 am | 37 Comments »
Massachusetts Mask Debacle: State Fails its Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
Plans to distribute masks to the teachers of Massachusetts prove to be a shambles.as ineffective, old Chinese-made masks are shipped instead.
Topics: Banana republic, China, Pandemic, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 58 Comments »


