Wednesday, October 29, 2025
“RLB Can Suck a Dick”: CalPERS Board VP Theresa Taylor Debases CalPERS, Sneers at Workers and Little People in Unhinged, Factually False Attack on SEIU California President
CalPERS Board VP and Investment Committee chair Theresa Taylor has yet another put foot in mouth and chew incident.
The US Is Losing Power and Influence Even In Its Own “Back Yard”
Politically, economically and geopolitically, the sands are shifting in Latin America — and not in Washington’s favor!
The War Nerd: Was There a Plan in Afghanistan?
Trying to make sense of Afghanistan.
SARS-COV-2 Post-Delta: Andy Slavitt Says “Let ‘Er Rip” 2.0
Doing the math on SARS-CoV-2 when “everyone gets it.”
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/16/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Pfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster
“All of this has sown a sense of confusion about what exactly will work, and when.”
Is Western U.S. Experiencing a ‘Megadrought’?
The U.S. West may be in a climate-fueled megadrought, but willingness to admit that, let alone address it, is awfully slow in coming.
A Half Century Since The Beginning Of The End Of The Post WW II Economic Order
Marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Bretton Woods economic system.
Don’t Plant Trees, Grow Forests!
Forests are far superior to tree plantations at carbon removal. Unfortunately, the world is planning for tree plantations.
Why Economists Don’t Write More Papers on Political Finance
Despite the commonly held views of economists on regulatory capture, our profession has been much more hesitant in recognising similar conflicts of interests that may exist in economics research.
Climate Activists Target Banks’ Greenwashing in Nationwide #DefundLine3 Protests
Banks fund new oil pipelines that will generate climate pollution for decades. They are greenswahing their loans as ‘sustainability’ measures
