Minnesota may soon be the first state to adopt right to repair legislation, and measures are pending in a total of twenty states. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren recently endorsed a national right to repair for farm equipment.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Right to Repair Initiatives Gain Support in US
Topics: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 13 Comments »
Links 4/8/19
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 177 Comments »
Climate Research Must Change to Help Communities Plan for the Future
Climate scientist Robert Koop argues for national investment in universities analogous to that of long-standing cooperative extension programs but applied to scientific climate risk management.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Infrastructure, Politics, Risk and risk management, Technology and innovation
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:55 am | 24 Comments »
Brexit: Disintegration
Brexit crunch week starts. And something will break, it’s just not clear precisely what.
Topics: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:17 am | 99 Comments »
Bill Black: Tom Friedman Just Noticed that the UK “Has Gone Mad”
Bill Black uses Tom Friedman’s recognition just this week that Brexit is a mess as the foundation of a detailed takedown of Friedman’s propaganda, um, views.
Topics: Banking industry, Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class, The dismal science, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:15 am | 52 Comments »
Meetup Reminders: Washington, DC This Friday April 12 with Matt Stoller; Boston Thurs April 25; Milwaukee Wed May 1; Minneapolis Thurs May 2
Hope you can make one of our upcoming get-togethers! See our meetup times and venues.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:05 am | 13 Comments »
Plastic Watch: 2.5 Trillion Dollar Annual Cost of Ocean Plastic Pollution
New study finds ocean plastic pollution costs $2.5 trillion dollars annually – and that estimate fails to account for direct and indirect impacts on human health, or the fisheries, transport, and tourism industries.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Guest Post, Politics, UK
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 23 Comments »
Links 4/7/19
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 297 Comments »
Has Privatization Benefitted the Public?
To ensure public acceptability, some benefits accrue to many in the early stages of privatization in order to minimize public resistance. However, in the longer term, privatization tends to enrich a few but typically fails to deliver on its ostensible aims.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:25 am | 20 Comments »
Links 4/6/19
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 255 Comments »
New York Sues Big Pharma for Opioid Crisis
The Sackler family and PurduePharma profited from opioid-related “suffering and death,” NYC AG Letitia James charges. White collar criminologist and law professor Bill Black weighs in.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Health care, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:54 am | 24 Comments »
3 Questions That ‘Created Havoc’ in Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education
Betty DeVos has trouble answering questions on charter school fraud. Quelle surprise!
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:07 am | 48 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/5/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, Biden, Buttigieg, Gravel, Sanders, Swalwell, Trump, Warren, Iowa DSA, ALEC, RussiaGate, Ray Dario on revolution, employment situation, Boeing, 5G, natural gas, the oceans, backyard chickens, Tibetan musical notation
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 134 Comments »
Belief in Meritocracy Is Not Only False, It’s Bad for You
Meritocracy is a dubious ideology, save for supporting the status quo.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Social values, The dismal science
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 91 Comments »
Links 4/5/19
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 186 Comments »