Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Opioids Crisis: Trial of Four Drugmakers Begins in California
Tennessee judge enters default judgment against opioids manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals for discovery misconduct.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2021
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The CDC’s VAERS and Vaccine Complications: The System is Broken
The CDC has been visibly remiss in gathering and updating Covid data in VAERS, and that typifies its pandemic mismanagement.
Two Dozen Senators Tell Biden It Is ‘Past Time’ to Finally Close Guantánamo
Senators press Biden finally to close the Guantánamo Bay offshore military prison, where 40 men are still being held despite global outrage.
US Security Analysts Tackle Shape-Shifting Threats With… More of the Same
Military responses to societal crises are a proven failure, yet a key security report fails to offer new ideas or recognise underlying causes
Take the Train: France Moves to Ban Short-Haul Domestic Flights
In a bid to lower carbon consumption, France takes first step tpwards banning short-haul flights where rail alternatives exist.
How Taiwan Beat COVID-19 – New Study Reveals Clues to its Success
There’s much to be learned from Taiwan’s success in preventing COVID-19 from taking hold, as vaccines roll out and new variants emerge.
Applications for New Businesses Have a Double-WTF Moment
Federal data says new businesses are being formed in droves. But PPP fraud complicates this otherwise positive picture.
Welcome to the Age of Hysteria
Hysteria was removed from the DSM as a disorder in the 1980s, apparenlty making it safe as the business model of the neoliberal age.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/16/2021
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Prolonged Brain Dysfunction in COVID-19 Survivors: A Pandemic in its Own Right?
More information on lasting Covid damage, this time on the brain.
