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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
It Isn’t Over When The Fat Lady Sings – The First Russian Strategic Assessment of the Australia-UK-US (Aukus) Submarine Deal
A look at the AUKUS deal in light of Chinese and Russian submarine capabilities.
HSBC Bet the Bank on China, Now It’s Paying the Price
The UK’s biggest bank is exposed to Evergrande and the Chinese real estate market. It’s also trapped in the middle of an escalating economic war between the world’s two superpowers.
“Yes, AOC’s Dress Was Performative Politics, But She Got Her Point Across”
Did the controversy around AOC’s “Tax the Rich” dress advance the cause of reducing inequality?
Rapid Shift to Clean Energy Could Save ‘Trillions.’ But Corporate-Backed Groups Are Fighting the Transition in US Budget Bill
Even as evidence mounts that moving faster to clean energy sources would benefit businesses and the planet, the usual suspects fight back.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2021
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NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More
Gig workers, specifically deliveristas, are en route to securing important workplace protections, like minimum wages and bathroom rights.
Waste Watch: Ocean Cleanup Yields Meager Results
Ocean Cleanup shows meager results in cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
CalPERS Devises “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” Gamble for Long-Term Care Policyholders in Settlement
Why the proposed CalPERS long-term care insurance settlement has the look and feel of a con job.
The European Energy Crisis Is About To Go Global
Rising energy prices in the US look set to go higher.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/22/2021
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The Lasting Impact of the Covid Crisis on Economic Potential
A look at how Covid has damaged the economy and estimating the effect.
