~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Contagious Protests
Street protests propagate across borders. The results point to social media as a vehicle for contagion.
Covid-19 Economic Realities Sinking in as Denialism Wanes, Desperation Rises
Putting some ugly Covid-19 facts together.
While EU Leaders Squabble, The Elephant in the Room Remains Unnoticed
Why the EU Covid-19 rescue program is destined to be a sick joke.
The Mekong River, Water Wars, and Information Wars
By Lambert Strether of Corrente I’m afraid this is a post where I did indeed catch a bird, just not the one that I intended to catch. I had thought to write a post the Mekong River part of the biosphere (as with coral, mangroves, soil, and algae in Lake Erie) but as it turned […]
Could Leaving ‘Room for the River’ Help Protect Communities from Floods?
A pioneering Dutch strategy offers one way to respond to the increasing threat of flooding.
There Can Be No Equality Without a Dramatic Renewal of Employment Opportunity for All American Workers
Workers, and above all black workers, lost out when unions came under attack and corporate profiteering and short-termism became the norm.
Why Africa’s Green Revolution Failed
A new report shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “failing on its own terms.”
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/17/2020
COVID problem states ~ Big donors unbelt for Biden ~ Trump shakes up campaign leadership ~ Politico’s horrid beat sweetener with CIA goon Slotkin ~ Consumer sentiment, construction, rail, employment situation ~ Wirecard shorts ~ Shortages as COVID peaks again ~ COVID data ~ Unbadged Feds bundle Portland protesters into unmarked vans ~ Reddit
Learning to Love State Capitalism
We’re constantly told that state capitalism is back. But these narratives are far from innocent.
Misunderstanding Public Pension Fund Implications of Thole v. US Bank and Mayberry v. KKR
How some commentators are misreading two recent court cases on pensions: Thole v. US Bank and Mayberry v. KKR.
