Friday, July 4, 2025

Bravo! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, On Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers

Dig deep to help meet our fourth target: rewarding Lambert, Jerri-Lynn, and John Siman.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2020

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The Resilience of Naked Capitalism

Regular reader and sometimes contributor Ignacio describes how much Naked Capitalism meant to him during the lockdown.

Andrew Cuomo Says NY Officials Will Do Separate Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccine

New York state governor Andrew Cuomo steps into the debate over approval of covid-19 vaccine and will appoint panel to set NY distribution.

Links 9/25/2020

Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector

UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.

Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957

Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.

Why Trump’s Promise to Save Manufacturing Was One He Never Intended to Keep

Trump’s promise to save manufacturing jobs and rebuild infrastructure was all bluster, no surprise from the man known for stiffing workers.

Hooray! Met Our Second Target Quickly! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage and Maybe Meetups

The Naked Captialism fundraiser keeps hitting its goals. The latest to continue to provide our more extensive Links section.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2020

Bird song ~ Covid in US regions and swing states ~ FL, ME, MN, NC, OH, TX ~ Oncoming PA vote-count debacle? ~ KHive ~ Majoritarianism v. representation ~ Employment ~ Crew change crisis ~ Tesla outage ~ Food forest ~ Covid sniffer dogs ~ Feral hogs ~ Caste ~ The brain and love

NYT Report: 9 of Every 10 Restaurants and Bars in N.Y.C. Can’t Pay Full Rent

While the NYT reports 9 out of 10 bars and resturants cannot make full rent, the city dithers about real solutions to eliminitaig evictions.

Matt Stoller: Naked Capitalism – Your Antidote to the Toxicity of Late-Stage Neoliberalism

Matt Stoller explains why Naked Capitalism is so often right and early and annoys the powerful.

News from the Archives: A Tale of Two Presidents, Letters Between Nixon and Trump

New exhibition of letters between Trump and Nixon reveals some common and persistent themes, including distrust of the media.

Links 9/24/2020

Pompeo: We are Building A Coalition Against Nord Stream 2

Pompeo says the United States is bulding a coalition intended to stope the construction of Russi’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.