The officialdom is not giving straight answers to simple questions about how much it spent procuring those “free” Covid tests.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/11/2022
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Update: Supreme Court to Weigh EPA Authority on Greenhouse Pollutants
Additional briefs shed light on possible outcomes of major Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments this month.
Resource Nationalism on Rise in Latin America, As Fever for “White Gold,” aka Lithium, Grips the World
Countries in the region are taking greater control of the revenues generated by the minerals and hydrocarbons produced within their borders, in particular when it comes to lithium.
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Nine: Despite Massive Price Increases Uber Losses Top $31 Billion
Uber burns through yet more cash, but analysts and reporters fail to question its extremely misleading financials.
Resource Limits to American Capitalism & The Predator State Today
James K. Galbraith discusses the shift of the US from industrialism to his so-called predator state: finance-led, military-centered corporatism
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2022
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Thoughts on the Canadian Trucker “Freedom Convoys”
Who are they, and what are their demands?
Europe’s Nuclear Fusion Race Is Going Private
Fusion fever has hopped across the pond and is seriously gaining traction among private enterprises in Europe.
SEC Set to Lower Massive Boom on Private Equity Industry
Private equity is about to get a big wake-up call. Expect shoes to drop when industry has to make basic disclosures about fees and returns.
Revealed: New Insight into What Really Drives the Stock Market
In How Novelty and Narratives Drive the Stock Market, economist Nicholas Mangee examines how stories influence stock market outcomes
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/9/2022
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Ocean Summit Launches Today in France
The Ocean Summit launches today in France, a long overdue effort to grapple with marine regulatory issues, including climate change and plastics pollution.
