Developing countries on various continents have had greater success in managing the pandemic. Why are rich countries not following their examples?
Saturday, June 14, 2025
CalPERS: Poster Child of Private Equity Cargo Cultism
CalPERS’ zealous defense of private equity looks pathological. So we hazard a diagnosis.
Profits Over Human Life? ER Doctor’s Story Is Fearful Lesson for U.S. Workers During Pandemic
Dr. Ming Lin spoke out about Covid safety and was fired. A doctor working for corporations must check his medical ethics at the door.
Will There Be a Second Dust Bowl? And What Happened to the Topsoil From the First One?
A rise in airborne dust over the Great Plains has scientists worried, and rightly.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2020
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COVID Testing and Contact Tracing in RI, the UK, and NYC: a Personal Anecdote/Saga
Pandemic theatre?
UVA Health Still Squeezing Money From Patients — By Seizing Their Home Equity
Property liens are the hidden icebergs of patient medical debt, legal experts say, lying unseen, often for decades, before they surface to claim hard-won family savings or inheritance proceeds.
The Fed’s New Policy Framework: A Major Improvement But More Can Be Done
The Fed’s new policy strategy of average inflation targeting is an unambiguously a positive step, but may not – under all circumstances – subscribe to a sufficiently aggressive make-up strategy when the zero lower bound is binding.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/20/2020
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GOP Call Not to Extend Deadline for Mail-In Ballots
A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling ruling to extend the deadline for counting mail-in ballots.
Waste Watch: New York Begins Enforcing Plastic Bag Ban
New York begins to enforce its ban on single-use plastic bags, delayed since March by the pandemic and various lawsuits.
COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa’s Low Death Rates
Countries throughout Africa, like India, are recording lower rates of COVID-19 deaths. The authors examine reasons for this phenomenon.
Can Hunter Biden Be Both Right and Wrong, Both Innocent and Guilty? Yes He Can.
A nuanced primer on the Hunter Biden story : “institutional corruption at its core.” With a heavy helping of Taibbi reporting.
