CNN hosts seven hour town hall with Democratic presidential candidates on climate change: recap of key exchanges.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Brexit: Ultra Fracas
Why the Brexit Ultras are down but not out.
From Cohabitation to Cohousing: Older Baby Boomers Create Living Arrangements To Suit New Needs
Cohousing as an alternative to corporate-sponsored senior communities.
CalPERS’ Blatant Election and Mail Fraud: See-Through Envelopes for Completed Ballots; Illegal Electioneering by Treasurer Fiona Ma, Board Members David Miller and Theresa Taylor; Huge and Illegally Opaque Spending Against Challenger JJ Jelincic
CalPERS takes its election fixing to a new level.
Take the (Night) Train Redux
My recent trip on the night train from High Point, North Carolina, to NYC.
US and Iran “At Cliff’s Edge”
Patrick Cockburn, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, discusses the situation in Iran with the Real News Network.
Maine Meetup Report: Great Conversation, Lost and Found
A meetup update plus seeking the owner of a lost item.
Is it Really “Full Employment”? Margins for Expansion in the US Economy in the Middle of 2019
Many indicators say the US is close to full employment. Hours of work tell a different story.
North Carolina Did What SCOTUS Wouldn’t – Ended GOP Gerrymandering
RNN interview with Dan Vicuna, discussing how a North Carolina state court recently stopped a Republican gerrymandering plan.
One Very Bad Habit Is Fueling the Global Recycling Meltdown
The well-meaning are engaging in ‘wishcycling’ – opting to place objects in the recycling bin that don’t belong.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/6/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Tariffs and retail, Biden, Sanders, Trump, Warren, employment situation, Amazon and automation, Burry on index funds, Yahoo debacle, Boeing woes, climate and economic models, lawns, simulation modeling, homeless fires, Harlan County miners, Chris Arnade, folk-zoological knowledge
While PG&E Played a ‘Cat and Mouse Game’ With California Regulators, Where Was Kamala?
The WSJ account of how PG&E played a “cat and mouse game” with regulators; alas, California’s utilities commission “is not a particularly adroit cat.”
