A review of the literature on global protests (as in Chile, France, Hong Kong, Iraq, Lebanon, and Spain/Catalonia).
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Wall Street Has Been Gambling With Student Loan Debt For Decades
As the student debt crisis continues to mount, major financial institutions are making record profits from student loan asset backed securities.
Our Response to the Next Crisis Must Tackle Consumerism
Ideas for taking on consumerism.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic: Part 3 of 4: The Final Hammer-Blows
The crisis of the Roman Republic.
Reminder: NYC Meetup Next Tuesday October 29 with Yves, Jerri-Lynn
If you’ll be in the NYC area next Tuesday, be sure to drop by our meetup!
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, Biden and PACs, Ryan, Sanders, Sanders and MeTV, Warren, impeachment process, debates, rich zip codes, consumer sentiment, WeWork, Amazon Ring, quantum computing, Google search, Exxon suit, green power, single payer cost estimates
Automation: Robots in Real Life
The reality of robots is often mundane.
California Blackout: Turning the Lights Off
So first came the blackout….
The Famous Baseball-Watching Equality-Equity Graphic, Scrutinized
Turning to a classic policy debate: equality versus equity.
Dire Climate Change Warning in Report for Pentagon: US Military Could Collapse in 20 Years; Lack of Water, Domestic Disasters, Disease, Mass Migrations as Threats to Operations
Even the US military is not well prepared for Jackpot-level climage-change-induced disasters that look all too probable in the next 20 years.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2019
Today’s Water Cooler:
