How much should Californians worry that Larry Elder, a politically inexperienced, hard core right winger, might become governor?
Sunday, December 21, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/27/2021
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Book Review: Reimagining Humanity’s Obligation to Wild Animals
In “Wild Souls,” Emma Marris explores the worth of individual animals and species, and humanity’s obligations to them.
Why Is the Gates Foundation Funding the UK’s Medicines Regulator?
Just as importantly, why is the regulator laying off 20% of its workforce in the midst of a global pandemic?
Current Climate Extremes Double at 2 Degrees Warming and Quadruple at 3 – Lead IPCC Author
The latest IPCC report shows we are climate-cooking our goose more quickly than even most pessimists had thought.
I Studied People Who Think Leisure Is a Waste of Time – Here’s What I Found
Leisure? Bah, humbug!
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching…. Vaccination by region: South still fiddling and diddling. 51.7% […]
EXPOSED: CalPERS’ Brainwashed Board in Denial that CIO Meng Caused His Own Downfall with Information He Himself Provided
CalPERS’ secret rmeeting after CIO Meng left in a huff shows how staff controls the board, here by falsely claiming internal sabotage.
The Most Monstrously Overstimulated Economy & Markets Ever
The Fed will trim back its stimulus, but it’s already pumped up markets and the unwind will be too little and too slow.
Here’s What Makes a New Amazon Carbon Study So Unnerving
Walking through yet more troubling information about the state of the Amazon.
Imperialism Then and Now: Drain of Wealth, Depression, The Role of the State and Globalization
Yves here. This is the second section of the GPENewdoc historical series on imperialism and capitalism. You can find Part 1 here. By Lynn Fries. Originally published at GPENewsdocs Prabhat Patnaik explains how the colonial system led to depression. Then, in advanced countries governments stepped in to increase demand and productivity, but how unless the […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2021
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EXPOSED: Transcript of CalPERS Closed Session on Ben Meng Departure Shows Clear and Extensive Violations of Transparency Laws, Builds Case for Contempt Ruling by Judge Markman (Presiding)
Oops! CalPERS released nearly all of a transcript of a board meeting after Ben Meng’s resignation that it was fighting to keep secret.
