GOP-appointed judges sided with Texas Gov. Abbott and right-wing lawmakers, allowing legislators to be arrested and hauled to the Capitol
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Why Did the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan So Fast?
How the Taliban outfoxed the US.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/18/2021
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Conspiracy Theories Aside, There Is Something Fishy About the Great Reset
The Great Reset is a planned corporate takeover of global governance that affects our food, our data and our vaccines.
Michael Hudson: Biden Forfeits His Afghan Victory by Defending His Deep State Advisors
Biden gave a bizarre justification of the horrifically mismanaged US exit from Afghanistan, revealing his capture by intel incompetents.
CalPERS Comes Dead Last of 34 Public Pension Returns Despite Having Biggest, Best Paid Investment Office
CalPERS can’t manage its way out of a paper bag.
Is Higher Education a Pyramid Scheme?
Labor exploitation, higher education edition.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/17/2021
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Michael M. Thomas, R.I.P
I am very much saddened by the death of Michael M. Thomas, from old money and high finance, and vocally unimpressed by them.
“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.”
