New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
After Standing Rock, Protesting Pipelines Can Get You a Decade in Prison and $100K in Fines
Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
The Lost Ones: The Opportunities and Outcomes of White, Non-College-Educated Americans Born In The 1960s
This column shows that white, less-educated Americans born in the 1960s are worse off than the generation born 20 years previously, based on wage changes, increased medical costs, and shorter life expectancy. This disparity could be worth as much as $132,000.
The Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana
Another fiasco: charter schools in Louisiana.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA metals tariffs, Biden and Trump in PA, Sanders on charters, thinning the Dem field, AOC v Big Pharma, Obama legacy, leading indicators, consumer sentiment, e-commerce, Tesla, John Deere, the Old River Control Structure, citizen science, Grumpy Cat
How to Pay for the War
Updating a classic Keynes discussion of war financing for MMT and the Green New Deal.
Gregory Travis and Marshall Auerback: Anatomy of a Disaster – Why Boeing Should Never Make Another Airplane, Again
Is Boeing itself on a crash course?
Peak Gasoline Vehicles Is Already Here
Some rare good news on the climate change front: a demand peak for gas guzzlers.
Wolf Richter: Subprime Bites – Auto-Loan Delinquencies Spike to Q3 2009 Level, Despite Strongest Labor Market in Years
A high level of auto-loan delinquencies challlenges the cheery spin the Fed and the financial press is putting on the state of the ecoomy.
Announcing Birmingham Meetup Thursday May 30
Hope you can make this month’s Birmingham meetup!
Permaculture, the Health of the Soil, and Climate Change
Permacultural practices can successfully return carbon to the soil, forming a carbon sink.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/16/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade war, Biden, Buttigieg and Mad Magazine, Gravel, Klobuchar, O’Rourke gets a haircut, Sanders canvassing operation, Warren. AOC, DCCC, abortion, online shopping, Google, Tesla, Florida real estate, freezing executive salaries, hip-hop
