Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Fed Official: Climate Change is an ‘International Market Failure’
A report from the U.S. central bank cautions that rising temperatures and extreme storms could eventually trigger a financial collapse.
What Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Means for Other States, Cities and Counties Suing Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma has threatened to file bankruptcy in response to the tsunami of opioid-related litigation filed against it . That would throw a major spanner in the works.
Defying Trump Promises, American Companies Still Playing Offshore Tax Games
Quelle surprise! A one-time tax break for US companies to repatriate offshore profits didn’t stop the gaming, nor did it generate more investment.
Announcing 2019 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!
Today’s Water Cooler: It’s time for the annual Water Cooler fundraiser! Dig deep if you can, but only give what you can!
Bank Regulation Can’t Be Heads Banks Win, Tails Taxpayers Lose
At a G20 preparatory meeting, an INET panel analyzed how governments can prevent banks from exploiting taxpayer-funded bailout guarantees. The panelists didn’t mince words.
Brexit: Mayday
More Brexit stumlbing about as the EU sounds alarms.
Boeing Doubles Down on 737 Max, Rejects Need for Simulator Training
Boeing is compounding its bad decisions on the 737 Max.
Poll: Michelle Obama Would Be Frontrunner in 2020 If She Ran
Will Michelle Obama make the Obamas offiically yet another political dynasty?
Confirming Milwaukee Meetup for May 1 and Minneapolis for May 2; Looking for Dates and Venues for April in Washington and Boston
Please give feedback on upcoming meetup options!
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Amazonia and soy, O’Rourke, Sanders, Yang, newspapers and polarization, reparations, GDP, manufacturing, employment, Barclay’s, Boeing 737, Amazon, Facebook, robocals, Android, Apple, Fukushima, Medicaid, reading for the OED, language in the brain, Gritty assaulted
Brave Old World: Immigration, Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in the US
Economic mobility varies across the US, and tends to reflect the degree of mobility in the countries from which isettlers came.
