Tuesday, December 23, 2025

The Ancient Art of Adding Insult to Injury

Fighters, both ancient and modern, get extra points for scoring verbally on top of inflicting physical injury.

As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits

Another ugly feature of drug company grifting: fighting to deny discounts to hospital pharmacies, as required by law.

Bravo! Met Our Sixth Goal, On to Our Seventh: More Original Reporting

Help fund what we most like to do, but find hardest to get to: original reporting.

Waste Watch: Fast Fashion Discards Pile Up in the Global South

The Glasgow COP26 talks have wound down with little to show, and scant progress in areas such as food, plastics, and fashion that also contribute to our global problems.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/15/2021

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Links 11/15/2021

Employers Still in Denial About the New Normal of Fed-Up Low Wage Workers

Who’d have thunk it? Beating the workers not only does not improve morale, it is leading them not to turn up at all.

Thomas Neuburger: At This Place, In This Time, All Mankind Is Us

“Let us do something, while we have the chance,” such as find a teeny bit of time to support Naked Capitalism.

Announcing the 2021 Fabulous Four “Double Your Donations” Challenge

Four anonymous donors are making a big reader challenge! Will you take them up on it?

‘Infuriating’ Report Reveals ‘Breathtaking Cover-Up’ of US Airstrike That Killed Syrian Civilians

“This NYT report on the cover-up of U.S. war crimes in Syria should make your blood boil. The U.S. wantonly kills civilians, covers it up, and then tells other countries how ‘democracy’ works.”

We Need Far More Radical Thinking Than Any COP26 Deal To Save the Planet

Recognizing that COP26 is not remotely ambitious enough is a step in the right direction. But it is still only a small step.

Hooray! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach

We’re on to our new goal: getting our name out.

Links 11/14/2021

Naked Capitalism: A Personal Legacy

Long-standing reader ChiGal describes how Naked Capitalism demonstrates that there is yet a flicker of humanity in the land.

Nurses Don’t Want to Be Hailed as ‘Heroes’ During a Pandemic – They Want More Resources and Support

The public and health care organizations can help nurses now by increasing access to mental health support and providing adequate resources, safe working conditions and organizational transparency.