COVID19 in the West ~ Biden’s polling ~ Biden’s Veepstakes ~ Trump and the economy ~ Obama’s house ~ Vote! ~ Voting debacles in Maryland and Los Angeles ~ Employment figures, and are they suss ~ GOOG ~ Bitcoin ~ The Fed and Moral Hazard ~ COVID19 testing ~ Policing in America ~ Money and power ~ Utility workers ~ Non-linear writing
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Melting Ice Opens Doors for Wider Spread of Contaminants, Diseases
New pathways and new and more distant places are leading to additional scientific findings on impacts of melting Arctic ice.
Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health
Judges are making battlefield health calls in reopening courtrooms, and some policies don’t look very sound.
How Africa is Coping With Coronavirus
Politics and the caliber of social programs have influenced how countries in Africa have tried to limit the economic damage of the coronavirus.
Liz Theoharis: Organizing the Rich or the Poor? Which America Will Be Ours After the Pandemic?
Why the poor will be more successful in gaining material and political ground if they design initiatives and advocate.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/4/2020
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ICUs Become A ‘Delirium Factory’ For COVID Patients
COVID can infect the brain and current protocols may exacerbate the delirium it induces in some patients, as doctors aim to slow its spread.
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Covid-19 Recessions: This Time It’s Really Different
Why Covid-19 damage will be lasting.
U.S. States Just Lost Pipeline Veto Rights And That’s A Big Deal For Oil
The EPA issued new regulations on pipeline approvals that narrow state authority to intervene. But the fight may not be over.
The Battle Over Free Speech Online Is a Volcano That’s Ready to Blow
The battlte to control social media keeps getting hotter.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/3/2020
COVID-19 charts ~ Biden to attend Floyd funeral ~ Biden’s speech ~ Biden’s “revolutionary agenda” ~ Trump and the suburbs ~ Trump is not Nixon, but he is LBJ ~ the House ~ Ballot Marking Devices ~ Employment, manufacturing ~ Ericsson and 5G ~ Oats ~ Peat ~ Police funding ~ Badgeless cops, generic troops ~ Job cuts move up the ladder ~ Tear gas
U.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
The press has hyped the “gee whiz” factor of space toys while ignoring that exiting the Open Skies agreement will kick off a new arms race.
