Hospital staff are bracing themselves for overload….if they aren’t there already.
Thursday, December 25, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/31/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Why Is the UK’s National Health Service Being Run by Former Bankers?
This forms part of a disturbing new trend in which bankers and central bankers are taking up positions of influence within government beyond their traditional bailiwicks.
‘Degrowth’ Isn’t Just About the Economy. It’s About Culture.
What would it take for the idea of degrowth as a response to climate change to get traction?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/30/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
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 ~
