If you live nearby, hope to see you in Clevaland or Chicago later this week for some enjoyable and energetic discussions.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
It’s Time to Stop Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to a Safe Climate, Says New Report
IEA’s annual market report predicts continued growth in demand for natural gas; Justin Mikulka discusses report Oil Change International debunking contention that natural gas can serve as a bridge fuel to a cleaner energy future.
China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/7/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Harris, Trump, impeachment, Festival of Identity Politics, the Kochs, the New Deal, employment situation, wholesale trade, banking, Google, Amazon, plastics, weed, Arnade’s “Dignity”
More Mangroves: Protecting Tropical Coastal Areas from Cyclone Damage
Storms such as the recent cyclone Fani remind us that climate change will expose both India and Bangladesh to future superstorms; both countries continue to fail to protect the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, and a major bulwark against future calamities.
Eight Reasons Why Inequality Ruins the Economy
Econimists have noticed, awfully late in the game, that high levels of inequality are correlated with lower growth. There are reasons to think this relationship is causal.
As Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions
Chinese and emerging economy bans on accepting plastic waste exports have put the the First World in a bind. Will they quit their plastic habit?
Seventeen Ways to Think About the Finance Curse
A recap of the issues surrounding the Finance Curse, the advanced economy economy analogy of the resource curse.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Gravel, Inslee, Sanders, Warren, reparations, impeachment, productivity, services, employment, Facebook cryptocurrency, robot dogs, plastic, water, “Call of Duty”
Richard Murphy: For MMT (Long and Wonkish)
MMT opponents try presenting their objections as technical, but they really are political.
Protecting Yourself from Amazon Violating Your Air Rights and Privacy by Drone Trespassing
In the unlikely event the Amazon drone delivery service gets to be anything other than for show, some ideas for how to protect your rights.
Chinese Embargo Threats Ring Hollow—the Reason Why Lies in Rare Earths
Supply chains are multinational in scope and supply. A trade embargo is ultimately self-defeating.
