Torture, warrantless surveillance, energy policy
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/26/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler (and annual Mini-Fundraiser) ~
Announcing 2021 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!
2021 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler
California Judiciary Committee Gives Blistering Assessment of CalPERS’ Fiduciary Duty Failings in Analysis of Fraud-Friendly Private Debt Secrecy Bill
The Judiciary Committee’s analysis of a CalPERS-sponsored bill shows that Sacramento is noticing the fund’s chicanery and incompetence.
China Has a Grand Carbon Neutrality Target But Where Is the Plan?
China’s new long-term targets, to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, are yet to be matched with a consistent short-term action plan.
Safe Speech vs Free Speech: Higher Education’s False Dilemma
Universities should remember that the original purpose of free speech was to empower the weak, not to shelter them.
Why George W. Bush Was a Horrible President
The White House Iraq Group, Abu Ghraib, and warrantless surveillance
The Voice of Monetary Policy
A positive voice tone can lead to higher share prices and decreases in volatility, highlighting the importance of voice control for central bank communication.
The COVID-19 Catastrophe in India Keeps Growing
The Covid nightmare in India won’t end soon. Yet the West, despite self-interested reasons for reducing the contagion, is standing pat.
From an Un-Caring Economy to a Caring Economy: The Tax Justice Network Podcast, April 2021
“Caring economy” sounds awfully soft and fuzzy. However, it may finally be time to reject utlitarian views of how we organize our resources.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/23/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Money Alone Can’t Fix Central America – or Stop Migration to US
The US has played a big role in creating near or actual failed states in Central America. Are we capable of improving conditions?
