Public interest lawyers strive to give legal teeth to a Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a ballot initiative passed by Ohio voters in February.
Friday, August 22, 2025
Technology, Convenience…..and Death
Reader Petter S sent along a recent article The Myth of Convenience, by L.M. Sacasas, Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Technology. The piece covers a lot of ground in a relatively short space, so I encourage you to read it in full, along with his earlier post, Privacy Is Not […]
On The Cusp Of War: Why Iran Won’t Fold
Is Iran in the midst of a “strategic surge”?
Wednesday June 12 Meetup in Cleveland and Thursday June 13 in Chicago?
Seeking reader input and assistance for meetup options for June.
Plastic and Climate Change: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.
After Standing Rock, Protesting Pipelines Can Get You a Decade in Prison and $100K in Fines
Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
The Lost Ones: The Opportunities and Outcomes of White, Non-College-Educated Americans Born In The 1960s
This column shows that white, less-educated Americans born in the 1960s are worse off than the generation born 20 years previously, based on wage changes, increased medical costs, and shorter life expectancy. This disparity could be worth as much as $132,000.
The Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana
Another fiasco: charter schools in Louisiana.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA metals tariffs, Biden and Trump in PA, Sanders on charters, thinning the Dem field, AOC v Big Pharma, Obama legacy, leading indicators, consumer sentiment, e-commerce, Tesla, John Deere, the Old River Control Structure, citizen science, Grumpy Cat
How to Pay for the War
Updating a classic Keynes discussion of war financing for MMT and the Green New Deal.
Gregory Travis and Marshall Auerback: Anatomy of a Disaster – Why Boeing Should Never Make Another Airplane, Again
Is Boeing itself on a crash course?
Peak Gasoline Vehicles Is Already Here
Some rare good news on the climate change front: a demand peak for gas guzzlers.
