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Thursday, November 6, 2025
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.
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!
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.
The Rotten Alliance of Liberals and Neocons Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come
How the Democrats have become Republicans in all but name, now with their love affair for neocons.
More Giveaways to Capitalist Finance? It’s High Time To Change the Objective
Jan Kregel explains the fundamental problem with the economic system is its focus on providing finance to investors.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/28/2020
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The Effect of International Scrutiny on Manufacturing Workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh
Why an analysis that argues that post-Rana Plaza interventions hurt workers in the long run looks shoddy.
Delayed Second Stimulus Already Leading to Cuts in Grocery Store Spending
Hunger is on the rise. Grocery store operators see weaker spending now that the $600/week unemployment supplements are gone.
