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Saturday, July 25, 2026
100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
An in-depth study reveals the scope and severity of medical debt in the US is much worse than previously thought.
Mexico to Take Legal Action Against US Construction Materials Giant, Vulcan, for Environmental Damage
The Mexican government’s legal action against Vulcan has drawn accusations of “anti-business attitude[s] and rhetoric” from both sides of the US Senate.
Housing Market Takes Another Body Blow with Sharp Interest Rate Rise
A short update on the housing market.
Noam Chomsky: Ukraine Is a Diplomacy No-Go Zone
If this is what Western “realism” about Ukraine looks like, our goose is cooked.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/16/2022
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Gun Money Predicts Congressional Voting Better Than Party Alone
An analysis of gun lobby contributions to Republicans and Democrats
Railroads, Logistics, and War, US Versus Russian Style
Now the Russian military is supposedly no good because it relies arguably overmuch on railroads and muscle rather than pallets and forklifts.
Gazprom Reduces Gas Flows To Italy
More on the dastardly gast cuts to Europe by Gazprom.
Why Won’t Academia Let Go of ‘Publish or Perish’?
From new PhDs to full professors, the pressure to publish entrenches scientists in the current system, making it resistant to change.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/15/2022
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JFK’s Canadian Coup
When Canadian PM John Diefenbaker said no to nuclear missiles in 1961, JFK helped Lester Pearson replace him.
