Wednesday, July 2, 2025
US Black Sea Strategy Takes Another Big Hit in Georgia Election
Protests are now expected in country that plays key role in Eurasian logistics after voters choose pro-Russian government.
Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu
Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals.
Guide to Climate Action in Your Local Community
Some practical ideas for how to combat climate change at the local level
Interview: Are We Misinformed About Misinformation?
The influence of iffy and inflammatory online content so often depicted as misinformation is overblown, says researcher David Rothschild.
CDC’s HICPAC: Conflicts of Interest and Process Violations Alleged in World Health Network Supplemental Complaint to Inspector General
It’s almost like CDC has something to hide….
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics;
‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil
PR and consulting agencies are being paid millions to focus the world’s attention on a promised “eco-city” — obscuring human rights abuses and Saudi Arabia’s long record of climate obstruction.
Are Russian Spy Agencies Trying to Stoke Anti-US Sentiment in Mexico? According to the FBI, They Are
“The time has come to show the United States that it is under threat from a country of 130 million inhabitants that is finally waking up.” Russia is trying to poison bilateral relations between the Mexico and the US by taking advantage of Mexico’s ruling party Morena’s innate anti-Americanism. That is the conclusion of an […]
Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics
New institutional economics won another “Nobel prize”, claiming that good institutions and governance ensure growth, equity & democracy.
Biden Bets on “Let ‘Er Rip” with a SECOND Pandemic-Grade Virus: H5N1 (“Bird Flu”)
Utter dysfunction in the Biden Administration’s H5N1 response (unless the goal is profit for the dairy industry, so “Let ‘er rip!”)
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Anti-Trump oppo barrage; Kamala’s town hall; Ohio pension funds sue Boeing, strike continues ~
Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals
“We’re all human beings here. We’re all people just trying to make it.”
