Betty-Jo, who was my deceased mother’s best aide, has been run over by our predatory, for-profit medical system. Please help!
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Davos Was a Case Study in How Not to Talk About Climate Change
In emphasizing technological solutions, the elite are sidestepping their own responsibility for the climate crisis.
Interview: James Poskett on Reframing the History of Science
In “Horizons,” a historian of science highlights the crucial achievements of non-Western scientists and thinkers.
‘Indefensible’: Outrage as New Reporting Shines Light on Biden Deal With McConnell
Biden gets played again. A feature or a bug?
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/1/2022
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How to Get Rid of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It in the First Place
A primer on how to deal with an American affliction, medical debt.
Turkey Is Now Suffering From Hyper-Inflation, At Least According to Spanish Bank, BBVA
After Turkey’s official inflation rate surged above 70% in May, some global companies, including the British consumer goods giant Unilever, have begun applying hyperinflation accounting to their Turkish operations.
Michael Hudson: A Depression Is Coming
Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and warns a “long depression” is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.
The Fed Tackles Kalecki
A well regarded paper by Fed researchers challenges conventional views on the relationship between inflation and employment
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/30/2022
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Privacy in the Wake of Dobbs: How Safe Are Your Medical Records and Digital Data If Prosecutors or Bounty Hunters from No-Choice States Come Knocking?
To answer the privacy question posed in the headline in a couple of words: not very. Expect a flurry of litigation involving no-choice and pro-choice states and the feds on issues of extraterritoriality, enforcement, and evidence.
New York Times Shows How McKinsey “Guided” Major Opioid Players, Causing Even More Deaths
More on how McKinsey has gotten away with murder.
