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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Shock and Reality of Catching Covid After Being Vaccinated
A discussion of Covid “breakthrough” cases.
Europe’s Eminence Grise, BlackRock, Is Helping to Write Europe’s Sustainable Banking Rules. What Could Go Wrong?
Despite facing accusations of rampant greenwashing, BlackRock is once again in the driving seat of public policy in Europe. But its potential conflicts of interest are at least finally attracting a little attention.
Latest Filings in Devastating Lawsuit Against Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Bayer Board Members and Executives Over Disastrous Monsanto Acquisition
More artful lawyering in the derivative case against Bayer management, its board and financial advisers over the disastrous Monsanto purchase
Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the Financial Crisis
Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, as well as the job prospects of lower education workers.
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.
