Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Bad Reporting On Latest Sveriges Riksbank Prize In Memory Of Nobel

Not only has the not-really-a-Nobel-prize in economic regularly promoted neoliberal ideology, but even when it doesn’t, the press messes up.

Links 10/14/2021

Michael Hudson: Super Imperialism, 3rd Edition

Michael Hudson’s Super Imperialism strikes again!

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/13/2021

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Links 10/13/2021

Supply Chain Crisis; A Brooklyn View

By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Lots of recent sturm und drang regarding the global supply chain crisis.. These problems have yet to hit us, although I suppose it might be prudent to stock up on toilet papa= […]

In 2021, US on Pace for Most Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Since Records Began

“What we are seeing now with these increasing disasters is with just one degree of warming on our planet,” said one scientist. “We have to choose now between bad or terrible outcomes.”

Rural Alaska Has a Bridge Problem as Permafrost Thaws and Crossing River Ice Gets Riskier with Climate Change

In Alaska, bridges face a unique and growing set of problems as the planet warms.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2021

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I hope you enjoyed your Federal Holiday. Also, I got wrapped around the axle reconfiguring the Covid section; more to come. –lambert UPDATE All done! Bird Song of the Day * * * #COVID19 Patient readers, I have started to revise this section, partly to reduce my workload, […]

Microsoft Endorses Right to Repair; Apple Doubles Down on Opposition

Microsoft responds to a shareholder resolution by supporting the right to repair, at least in theory; Apple remains opposed.

Links 10/12/2021

WHO Approved a Malaria Vaccine for Children – a Global Health Expert Explains Why That Is a Big Deal

WHO approves first ever malaria vaccine.

Chicago Boys’ 100% Private Pension System in Chile Is in Big Trouble

Once touted by its creator as the “Mercedes Benz” of pensions, Chile’s defined contribution scheme is suffering major outflows

‘Waive the Patents’: Moderna Still Refuses to Share Covid-19 Vaccine Recipe

Modern refuses to share vaccine recipe and acts as if they have absolutely no responsibility beyond maximizing their return on investment.

Sleep and the Covid-19 Pandemic

An unsystematic survey of the effect of SARS-COV-2, the virus, on sleeping individuals; and the effect of COVID-19, the disease, on populations.