Thursday, November 6, 2025
COVID Cases Fill More City Hospital Beds, Threatening Halt on Elective Surgeries
Yves here. This article makes explicit something that’s not hard to infer from coverage of Covid strain on hospitals: in the first wave, the limiting factor was physical capacity, in particular beds. Now the constraint more often is manning…which is harder to measure well and can be stretched in the short term. By Greg B. […]
Chronic Underinvestment Could Push Oil Prices Higher In 2022
Bullish prospects for oil do not bode well for inflation or global warming.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/29/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Administration’s Obvious Covid Flail: Officially Abdicates as Case Count Hits Record; Scientists and Press Misrepresent Data to Put Happy Face on Omicron
The Biden Covid response is visibly coming apart at the seams.
My “Wealth Effect Monitor” & “Wealth Disparity Monitor” for the Fed’s Money-Printer Economy: December Update
The wealth gap rises: Billionaires got more billions, the bottom half of Americans got peanuts and inflation.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Climate Denial Satire “Don’t Look Up” Now Top Film on Netflix Worldwide
Mirabile dictu! An allegorical climate change film becomes a hit. And a billionaire is the bad guy.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread ~
Plastics Packaging: Yet Another Reason to Loathe Amazon
India has forced Amazon to eschew plastics packaging. Rolling out its Indian practices world-wide would in a single step drastically reduce Amazon’s plastics footprint.
As Omicron Surges, Sanders Says Congress Must Ensure Mass Distribution of N95 Masks
Sanders calls for public distribution of N95 masks – a well overdue move.
Latin America Calls for U.S. to Reduce its Plastic Waste Exports to the Region
Latin American countries chide U.S. for the volume of its plastic waste exports.
