Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Forgotten Thanksgiving

Americans tend to downplay the grim year that preceded the first Thanksgiving.

Nathan Tankus: What the Hell is Going On With CARES Act “Funds”?

Trying to make sense of CARES Act gimmickry.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/25/2020

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~!

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Cheaper than Pfizer’s and Moderna’s and Doesn’t Require Supercold Temperature

Some promising news about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Links 11/25/2020

The Coming Deadly Covid Winter

Extrapolating from well-advanced Covid developments leads to some ugly destinations.

Thanksgiving Schedule and Comments Holiday

We are taking a Thanksgiving mini-break. Hope you get one too.

What Would a State-Owned Amazon Look Like? Ask Argentina

Amazon hasn’t done well in Latin America. Now Argentina will challenge private platforms to benefit workers, consumers and sellers.

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/24/2020

~ Covid charts show Midwest improvement ~ Democrat jouissance after GSA ascertainment ~ Diversity ~ Hunter Thompson, prophet ~ Manufacturing, housing ~ Supply chain ~ Wolves ~ Amazon organizing ~ Evictions ~ Occam’s Razor

Saudi Aramco’s Landmark IPO Is Costing The Kingdom Billions

How the Saudi Aramco IPO has become a financial millstone.

Links 11/24/2020

To Save the Economy, Biden Must First Save Lives

More discussion of an analysis that concluded that the only way to “fix the economy” was to tackle Covid…and not hope for a vaccine bailout

Brexit: Decisions

The Brexit trade talks illustrate that not deciding amounts to a decision.

Yemen: More Damage To World Peace And Security Due To Trump Wrecking Everything As He Exits

Trump kicks Yemen.

What Connects Grenfell Tower, Dams on the Mekong, and a Shortage of Glass Vials for Covid Vaccines? Sand!

By Lambert Strether of Corrente Readers, I have purchased Obama’s latest autobiography, along with the complimentary handtruck needed to take it home, and now I’m going to have to pull on my yellow waders and read it, as much as I can stand. So that post is coming, but that post is not this post, […]