Judge skeptical over Bayer’s proposal to replace a jury decision on whether glyphosate causes cancer with that of a scientific panel.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
With Covid-19 Deaths on the Rise, Hardest-Hit States Report Hospitals are Near Capacity Following Early Reopenings
COVID-19 deaths spike and hospitals run out of beds as many states reap the consequences of poor pandemic management and reopening too early.
Another Town Is Possible: Community Wealth Building in the Basque Country
Yves here. Readers sometimes ask for success stories to show that there are possible paths out our present economic and social morass. The Basque has long operated a collective ownership model centered around Mondragon. And it has been successful in protecting the community from economic crises. I was in Portugal and Spain, by happenstance doing […]
Why Relentless Labor Rights Enforcement Will Make or Break the New NAFTA
Why Nafta 2.0 labor protections for Mexicans are key to whether the deal delivers on its promise to US workers.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/10/2020
COVID-19 problem states: CA and TX ~ Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces ~ Biden and fossil fuels ~ Biden and finance ~ Trump’s plan to win ~ Kanye West needs to file his paperwork ~ Frum and Proust ~ Think tanks ~ Leading indicators, inflation, rail ~ COVID-19 and HIV ~ “Strike for Black Lives” July 20 ~ NY rental market near collapse ~ Boasian antiracism
Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan
Biden acts like the heartless pol he is. He can’t keep up the pretense if someone wants to get between him and insurer profits.
Unemployment Claims Hit New Record: 32.9 Million State & Federal. Week 16 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse
The latest unemployment data calls into question the notion that anything more than a techical recovery is underway.
Let the Predation Begin! CFPB Rolls Back Obama-Era Payday Loan Protections
Payday loan abuses are baaack, thanks to a full bore lobbying effort.
Beneficiary Uproar Over CalPERS Fraudulent Investment Strategy Claims in E-Mail Blast
CalPERS latest beneficiary e-mail had misrepresentaions that even the toothless SEC would sanction.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/9/2020
COVID problem states ~ Festival of Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force ~ Trump gets Supreme Court respite ~ Trump and the burbs ~ COVID and multiple system failure ~ Employment situation, wholesale sales ~ Tesla sales ~ Capex ~ COVID transmission in stadiums v. marches ~ Essential workers
Big Pharma Wants to Pocket the Profits From a COVID Treatment You Already Paid For
Why Gilead’s price gouging for its Covid-19 treatment remdevisir is even more egregious than you thought.
