The Maldives and the U.S. are each grappling with managing their packaging waste; beware those who tout the EPR panacea.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
How to Make COVID Vaccines More Effective: Give People Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
Supplementing vitamin and mineral levels of the elderly before they get vaccinated could boost the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
Black Lives Matter Inland Empire Announces Break With BLM Global Network: Calls Out Lack of Transparency, Democratic Party Control
A Black Lives Matter group calls out the organization’s embrace of capitalism, self-promotion, and the Democratic Party.
‘Fire DeJoy Before He Burns Down USPS’: Postmaster General Pushes Plan for Slower Mail, Higher Prices
The planned demolition of the USPS continues. Can it be stopped?
Valentine’s Day Food Security Special: Hold the Pink Kraft Dinner, Serve Up Comfort Food
Kraft serves up a pink-hued, candy-flavored Valentine’s Day version of its boxed mac ‘n cheese. What’s on your comfort food menu?
‘Beyond Outrageous’: Big Pharma Using Loophole to Get Taxpayers to Fund Billions in Fines for Fueling Opioid Crisis
Big Pharma firms may try and take a tax deduction for some of the $26 billion opioid settlement, thus reducing its payout.
Working From Home: Too Much of a Good Thing
Why and how much the working from home trend is likely to be unwound post Covid (assuming a post Covid).
Yanis Varoufakis: Trumpism after Trump – NEWSWEEK Magazine, Interviewed by Basit Mahmood
Varoufakis believes Biden Administration fecklessness and love of austerity will strengthen the Trump faction.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/12/2021
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The Bank of England Should Stop Broadcasting the Views of a Comfortable Financial Elite
A “put foot in mouth and chew” episode from Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane.
The Chip Shortage: Brought to You By American Neoliberalism
While the chip shortage will sort itself out in the next six months, the US can’t remedy its dependence on foreigners for critical supplies.
