Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Could Religious Exemptions Trump a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate? Well, That Depends

How far could US authorities readily go in implemeting a vaccine requirement?

Links 9/1/2020

Michael Hudson: How an “Act of God” Pandemic Is Destroying the West: The U.S. Is Saving the Financial Sector, Not the Economy

The coronavirus’ effect has been to help defeat the financial sector’s enemy, governments strong enough to regulate it.

Teachers Strike Authorization Vote Looms as Union and City Launch Last-Ditch Safety Talks

Teachers are going down to the wire with a strike threat in New York City over their assessment that planned Covid protections are inadequate.

CalPERS Misappropriates Funds, a Violation of the Criminal Code, By Laundering $40,000 Speaker Fee Through Randle Communications, a Nearly $500,000 a Year Advisor to Marcie Frost

CalPERS is not only hiring overpriced motivational speakers it can’t afford, but it is also cooking its records to do so.

Don’t “Trust the Science,” Trust Science While You Hone Your Critical Thinking Skills

What do we mean, “the” science?

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2020

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Wolf Richter: The State of the American Restaurant, City by City

New York City, San Francisco, Honolulu are still down over 80% from a year ago in terms of “seated diners.” Then there is the “LN-shaped” recovery in Pittsburgh.

Links 8/31/2020

Devastating Lawsuit Targets Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Bayer Board Members and Executives Over Disastrous Monsanto Acquisition

Is the shortest road to cleaning up bad corporate governance in the EU through New York courts? Bayer is one of a set of test cases.

How Should the European Union Respond to Rising Greece-Turkey Tensions?

Can the EU de-esclate increasingly testy Greece-Turkey dealings ?

Permafrost, the Cryosphere, the Biosphere, and Climate Change

The effect of permafrost thaw on disease, the built environment, and the release of carbon, with a surprising possible solution!

Links 8/30/2020

54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During Pandemic—Can Urban Farms Help?

In the COVID era, growing food locally has become more essential than ever.

Links 8/29/2020