US data shows that strict responses reduce Covid outbreaks, and less stringent (Republican) states spread disease to each other.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Morag Maclean, R.I.P.
Morag was an exceptionally fine person, and I am deeply saddened to learn of her death.
DoorDash Delivery Workers Would Need to Toil for Two Days to Buy a Single Share of Their $60 Billion Company
A look at how DoorDash exploits its workers, and how they and some legislators are seeking to change that.
‘95% Effective’ May Not Mean What You Think It Means
A detailed discussion of the headline “95% effective” claim for the about-to-be-released Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/9/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Jamie Galbraith: How Jason Furman and Lawrence Summers Reinforce a Destructive, Debunked Mainstream Paradigm to Support Deficit Spending
To defend deficits, Furman and Summers relied on debunked theories, thus preserving destructive mainstream economic ideas.
Brexit Chaos Was Entirely Predictable Because the World Works on Routine, and Brexit Breaks All the Routine Systems on Which Trade Has Relied
Brexit disruption has started even with a skimpy deal still theoretically possible.
Medicare Blues
Medicare is not looking good.
Why America’s Future Depends on Rebuilding Our Factories
Bringing factories back to the US would have been a good idea 20 years ago. Hard to see how we get there from here now.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/8/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
CalPERS Employees Beware: Don’t Fill Out Non-Confidential Survey Jiggered to Falsely Boost Executive Bonuses
Memo to CalPERS employees: If you see staff or vendors profiteering, call a lawyer. You could win a financial award and stop the abuse.
Is It Time for a Debt Jubilee?
Steve Keen and Micheal Hudson provide a deep dive on a debt jubilee, and how it could be implemented in a Covid-afflicted economy.
