Sunday, January 4, 2026
PG&E Blackouts Spur Calls for Public Ownership
PG&E cut power to millions throughout California this month as fires blaze across the state. The move has prompted many to call to municipalize the company. Democracy Collaborative researcher Johanna Bozuwa explains.
‘Another Gift’ to Big Business as Trump Treasury Moves to Eliminate Rules Against Corporate Tax Avoidance
Another day, another Trump gift to the wealthy, this one in the form of a corporate tax break.
What Randomised Control Trials Can and Cannot Do: The 2019 Nobel Prize
A long-form discussion of the randomised approach celebrated in this year’s “Nobel” for economics.
Elizabeth Warren Releases #MedicareForAll “Pay For” Plan, with “No New Taxes” on the “Middle Class”
Pluses and minuses of Warren’s “plan” to “pay for” #MedicareForAll
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/1/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Iowa primary, Biden, Trump, impeachment, ballot marking devices, employment situation, manufacturing, construction, retail, semiconductors, website “fingerprinting,” Google, board games, unionizing NBC
Neoliberalism Tells Us We’re Selfish Souls – How Can We Promote Other Identities?
Public support for co-operation, collective ownership and mutual care have persisted, despite the popularity of some of the neoliberal agenda. What policies could the left pursue to build from where we are now?
Brexit: Johnson’s General Election Busted Flush?
How the Tories are setting themselves up to lose the upcoming general election.
California Nursing Home Residents Told To Find New Homes
A nursing home case study in profiteering.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/31/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Mattel v. Masbro, Biden, Buttigieg, Gabbard, Sanders, Trump, Williamson, Twitter to refuse political ads, impeachment, Beltway biofilm, employment, personal income and outlays, platinum, Boeing v. Airbus, Halloween, Ford contract, library fines
NCAA Votes to Allow College Athletes to Benefit from the Use of Their Names, Images, and Likenesses
NCAA bows to the seeming inevitable and votes to allow college athletes to profit from endorsements: or does it? Details to follow…
‘Is This About the Oil Industry?’ House Oversight Hearing Explores Big Oil’s Role in Weakening Clean Car Standards
Oil industry lobbies to weaken emissions standards, deploying “public interest groups” that are mere mouthpieces for fossil fuel companies.
