Why Trump’s effort to revive Reagan’s “Star Wars” vaporware increases the risk of nuclear war.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
The Planetary Health Diet Isn’t Much Use to People Living in Food Poverty
Diet has now become political. But will the food industry support more sustainable diets, particularly for low income consumers?
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/18/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Sanders, Gabbard, Clinton, Trump 2020 preparations, hamburgers once more, industrial production, consumer sentiment, capital investment, DNA kits, Facebook, Summit Learning, fresh blood, Jeremy Grantham on climate, Jack Dorsey, revolutions podcast
Brexit: Blame It on the Banking Crisis
The parts of the UK hit hard by post-crisis austerity had a strong tendency to vote for Brexit.
How Teacher Strikes Are Exposing the Corrupt Charter School Agenda
Teachers are taking aim at the way charter schools drain resources from public schools.
France’s Great Debate
One in two French citizens wants to participate in Macron’s Great Debate across France. High stakes for Macron and French democracy.
Ray Dalio: Capitalism Isn’t Working
A squillionaire critique of capitalism. Funny how they decry inequality but won’t give all their money away to help remedy that.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/17/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Shutdown trade negotiations, Sanders, Gillibrand, Wasserman Schultz, RussiaRussiaRussia, Prohibition Era idpol, manufacturing, jobless claims, Lego as an asset class, Instagram, Facebook, Glossier, Digital First Media, hoarding disorder, drones, hidden cameras
French School Lunch
Giving the French credit where credit is due…..
Brexit: Chasing Their Tails
More Brexit dithering, but at higher velocities.
GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding
GoFundMe campaigns as proof of America’s health care crisis.
Repeating the Mistakes of 1914?
n their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a mistake comparable to that of their forebearers in 1914.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/16/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Harris, Gillibrand, AOC on Finance Commitee, Brennan Russia walkback?, organizing Philly, housing, mortages, lithium scandal, Blue Apron, WeWork and Softbank, Elsevier, law enforcement for profit, LA teachers strike, “toxic masculinity”
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