The Naked Captialism fundraiser keeps hitting its goals. The latest to continue to provide our more extensive Links section.
Monday, September 15, 2025
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.
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.
Wow! Met Our First Goal in Record Time! On to the Second: Supporting the Comments Section
Thanks for supporting our fundraiser! On to our second goal, strengthining our first-class comments section.
Recycling Isn’t Enough to Tackle the World’s Worsening Plastic Pollution Crisis
Finally the message may be getting through. The recycling fairy alone won’t save us from the plastics crisis. We must confront the pushers.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2020
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Oh No, Say it Ain’t So: NYC’s Century 21 to Shutter Its Doors
Denial of business interruption insurance claim forces NYC clothing retailer Century 21 to declare bankruptcy.
Fundraiser 2020: When the Going Gets Tough
Kicking off our 2020 fundraiser! Please chip in!
Fundraiser 2020: What We Did for You in the Past Year
A review of our accomplishments this year and what we intend to do in the year ahead.
Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible
By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She has reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, National Wildlife, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other publications.Originally published at DeSmogBlog. Off Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround a […]
