How serious a loss to press freedom would it be if the Supreme Court lowered the bar to defamation suits?
Friday, December 26, 2025
Appeal in Sarah Palin’s Libel Loss Could Set up Supreme Court Test of Decades-Old Media Freedom Rule
Trudeau’s Money Heist: Emergencies Act Allows Seizure of Bank Accounts, Securities, Crypto of Those Suspected of “Links” to Convoy Members w/o Court Order
Why the implementation of Canada’s Emergencies Act is a terrible precedent.
U.S. Shale Production Hindered By Sand Supply Crunch
Sand is back as a looming problem for shale operators.
How Young Workers Are Being Exploited in the COVID-19 Economy
Child labor is back. Why are more teens being exploited?
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2022
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An FTI Consulting Presentation Pulls Back the Veil on Fossil Fuel PR and Shale Greenwashing
FTI Consulting 2015 slides tout “discrediting” science, “debunking” documentaries, and hype its fracking industry project Energy In Depth
SEC Investigating Possible Block Trading Abuses at Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Other Big Players
Mirabile dictu! More seriousness from the SEC!
New Study Explains How Coronavirus Stays Airborne Longer Than Previously Thought
New information on the airborne spread of Covid.
This Doctor Thought She Could Navigate US Health Care. Then Her Autistic Son Needed Help.
Another example of how the US health care system fails patients that could be treated.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/15/2022
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Peasants Marginalized by Big Farms
Why big farms are often not better.
Spain and UK Give a Masterclass on Why Both Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Should Fear Vaccine Passports
Even if you have complied with all of the public health requirements, human error or algorithmic bias can leave you stuck in limbo.
