Monday, November 3, 2025

New Report From Rep. Katie Porter Reveals How Big Pharma Pursues ‘Killer Profits’ at the Expense of Americans’ Health

Rep. Katie Porter kicks some Big Pharma ass and takes names.

How New Solar Power Projects Support the Homeless

Solar power plays a key role in a project that gave permanent housing to the homeless in New Mexico.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/29/2021

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Deaths of Despair and the Incidence of Excess Mortality in 2020

An effort to decompose deaths of despair under Covid.

Links 1/29/2021

The Fatuous Uproar About Robinhood and GameStop

The Robinhood contretemps shows how the US confuses a financial casino for productive activity.

Vaccination Chaos Fuels Push to Recall Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom needs to pull his vaccination program out of its nosedive. Is he up to the task?

The Third-World Flavor of America’s Love Affair with the Military

The dangers of undue deference to men in military uniforms.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/28/2021

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TikTok Got A US Reprieve, But Elsewhere, It’s War

Tik-Tok is getting its wings clippped. But how far will containment efforts go?

Links 1/28/2021

Should President Biden Revoke Section 230?

“What to do about tech platforms” has fixated on Section 230, when more should be done.

Think US Evangelicals Are Dying Out? Well, Define Evangelicalism …

Evangelicals are becoming less church-going, which means their numbers are probably under-estimated.

Oxford Pledged to Donate Covid Vaccine Rights, Then Sold Them, Thanks to Bill Gates

Oxford planned an anti-capitalist solution for a global health problem. Then Bill Gates got involved.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/27/2021

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