Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Public Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
At the heart of the tension is finding a nominee who balances the agency’s dual responsibilities of protecting public health while also working with the drug, medical device and other industries to approve products and treatments for market.
When McDonalds Came to Denmark
How Danish workers got McDonalds to comply with local labor practices, including high wages.
Federal Police Reform Talks Have Failed – But Local Efforts Stand a Better Chance of Success
Federal police reform was unlikely to go anywhere, but what might succeed?
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2021
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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.
