How the Biden Adminstration is if anything making the current supply chain mess worse.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Joe Biden Is in No Position to Lecture the World on Climate Change
The US president’s administration has lots of rousing climate change rhetoric but has taken little action.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2021
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Jared Holst: RBG – Political Incorrectness v. the Merch Machine (From the Archives)
Thanks to Katie Couric, we’ve learned RBG had more to say about all that kneeling during the anthem stuff.
India Breaks the Diaper Monopolists. Why Won’t Americans Step Up?
An innovation popular in rural India offers a solution to the diaper duopoly stinking up the budgets of western households.
More on the Use and Misuse of Anger
More discussion of anger in the social and political contexts.
New York City Retirees Refusing to Eat the Medicare Advantage Dogfood
Savvy New York City retirees have worked out that Medicare Advantage sucks.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/20/2021
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The Agribusiness Alliance for a Green Revolution Failed Africa
Big Ag’s push to sell chemicals and other inputs to developing countries has worked out great for them and badly for Africa.
John Deere Strike: A Union Member Explains How Bad Faith Dealings Produced Today’s Grievances
A backgrounder from TroyIA, a Naked Capitalism reader and John Deere worker, on what drove union members to strike.
Spike in Energy Prices Suggests That Sharp Changes Are Ahead
Gail Tverberg expands her focus beyond energy to provide an analysis of what is going terribly wrong in the world economy
Brexit: David Frost’s Bluster Can’t Wish Away the Northern Ireland Protocol
Many Brexiters see Article 16 as a ‘get out of jail free’ card for the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s why they’re wrong
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/19/2021
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