~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Sunday, September 14, 2025
WSJ Says Banks Can’t Determine Who Is Credit-Worthy: More COVID-19 Fallout
WSJ says banks can no longer determine who is credit-worthy using existing models – more COVID-19 fallout, this of uncertain magnitude.
Global Covid-19 Cases Top 10 Million As HHS Secretary Warns ‘Window is Closing’ to Get Disease Back Under Control in US
HHS Secretary Alex Azar concedes the US may have lost control of the COVID-19 pandemic after a surge in cases.
Wall Street Journal’s Apologia for Private Equity Letting Companies Go Bust
The Wall Street Journal unwittingy defends private equity destructiveness.
Pentagon Porks Up as Covid-19 Bleeds Economy
Quelle surprise! Pentagon grifting continues apace, even in the face of a full-bore domestic crisis.
Waste Watch: Plastic Free July in the Age of COVID-19
As COVID-19 swamps the world, other problems remain. Commit to a plastic free July and mitigate the world’s plastic problem.
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic People Can Still Develop Lung Damage
For those who remain to be convinced: COVID-19 is not the ‘flu. Physician discusses lung damage in asymptomatic patients.
Michael Hudson on Coronavirus and Debt Winners and Losers
Michael Hudson explains why debt cancellation and turning banks into utilities is the only sound response to the cornacrisis.
The Pandemic Shows the Importance of Funding Early Childcare and Education Infrastructure (Updated)
Why investment in childcare and education provides high returns yet has been largely ignored in Covid-19 responses.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2020
COVID-19 spike in the states, plus county data ~ Biden on masks ~ Biden on Black Lives Matter ~ Massive Trump takedown by Nooners ~ The Great Assimilation™ ~ Consumer spending, personal income, consumer sentiment ~ The Black Death ~ COVID-19 aerosols, HVAC ~ Forests and carbon
Pandemic-Emptied Hotels Could Become Affordable Housing, City Officials Suggest
Potentially thousands of vacant hotel rooms in New York City alone are ripe for conversion into permanent residences, deputy mayor, housing groups and hotel owners agree.
