The latest IPCC report shows we are climate-cooking our goose more quickly than even most pessimists had thought.
Friday, June 19, 2026
I Studied People Who Think Leisure Is a Waste of Time – Here’s What I Found
Leisure? Bah, humbug!
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching…. Vaccination by region: South still fiddling and diddling. 51.7% […]
EXPOSED: CalPERS’ Brainwashed Board in Denial that CIO Meng Caused His Own Downfall with Information He Himself Provided
CalPERS’ secret rmeeting after CIO Meng left in a huff shows how staff controls the board, here by falsely claiming internal sabotage.
The Most Monstrously Overstimulated Economy & Markets Ever
The Fed will trim back its stimulus, but it’s already pumped up markets and the unwind will be too little and too slow.
Here’s What Makes a New Amazon Carbon Study So Unnerving
Walking through yet more troubling information about the state of the Amazon.
Imperialism Then and Now: Drain of Wealth, Depression, The Role of the State and Globalization
Yves here. This is the second section of the GPENewdoc historical series on imperialism and capitalism. You can find Part 1 here. By Lynn Fries. Originally published at GPENewsdocs Prabhat Patnaik explains how the colonial system led to depression. Then, in advanced countries governments stepped in to increase demand and productivity, but how unless the […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2021
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EXPOSED: Transcript of CalPERS Closed Session on Ben Meng Departure Shows Clear and Extensive Violations of Transparency Laws, Builds Case for Contempt Ruling by Judge Markman (Presiding)
Oops! CalPERS released nearly all of a transcript of a board meeting after Ben Meng’s resignation that it was fighting to keep secret.
The Contempt in Tangy Ranch Doritos
Doritos as a case study in companies flavor-reverse-gaslighting their customers.
Imperialism Then and Now: Wealth, Unemployment and Insufficient Demand
Prabhat Patnaik on imperialism and capitalism: to accumulate wealth, somewhere demand must be suppressed to provide cheap inputs.
“All-Electric Future Comes At A Huge Cost”
Tempering some of the enthuiasm for “all-electric” schemes.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/24/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day A Veery. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching…. Vaccination by region: South still fiddling and […]
