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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Why the UK (and US) Left Is Wrong To Be So Dismissive of Non-Violent Struggle
Some voices on the left advocate violent tactics. Is this recommendation well informed or desperate?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/19/2021
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Jobs Grow — Along With the Pandemic Gap Between Rich and Poor New Yorkers
The example of New York City shows that the rich are continuing to pull ahead during the Covid respite.
Austria Imposes Full Covid Lockdown and Plans Mandatory Vaccination Early Next Year
Austria is the first country to go full lockdown after the introduction of the Covid vaccines…and at a higher vaccination rate than the US.
New, Radically Different Covid Variant Getting Footholds Now as Media and Officials Remain Complacent
A very different Covid variant has made its way out of Africa into Europe and the US. How worried should you be?
Why, In a Nation Stocked With Corporate Media Junk Food, Naked Capitalism Is Necessary for Our Intellectual Health
How Naked Capitalism prevents media-induced brain rot.
Experts on Inflation: Prognosis, Political Fallout and Who’s Really to Blame
Some non-mainstream experts discuss inflation: what is driving it, how long it might persist, and what if anything the officialdom can do.
Apple Reverses Course on Right to Repair iPhones: More Concessions to Follow?
Apple announces a Self Service Repair program for iPhones 12 and 13, with broader company right to repair concessions expected to follow.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/18/2021
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The War Nerd: The Tigray-Ethiopia War
The latest episode of the Ethiopian long war, which flared when the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies tried to sandwich Tigray between them in November 2020.
Announcing the Sarah Henry “Double Your Donations” Challenge
Please thank Sarah Henry for her “Double Your Donations” challenge by taking her up on her generous offer.
More Proof of Biden’s Weak Position: Tasks FTC to Investigate Oil & Gas Companies in Gambit to Rein in High Prices
Why Biden trying to use the FTC as an attack dog against oil and gas companies is a sign of desperation.
