How Silicon Valley giants like Amazon and Palantir team up with ICE to hunt down immigrants, pick out the innocent as potential criminals, and build the cloud for Defense Department and CIA.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: WTO reform, Sanders on the Saudis, package bomber suspect detained (presser at 2:30), midterm prognostications, Georgia ballots, GDP, consumer sentiment, Rolls Royce, Boeing, Tesla, IPCC and biofuel, cortisol, working memory, multitasking
Civilized Societies Don’t Call It Censorship, but Copyright
Why the European Copyright Directive would have a disastrous impact on the Internet, and what can be done to stop it.
US Stops Trade Talks With China: Posturing or Impasse?
The US and China are even more visibly at odds than usual.
A Follow-Up on the Reasons for Prime Age Labor Force Non-Participation
Some surprising findings on why labor force participation of prime age men is flagging.
Richard Murphy: Fisking the NAO’s Report on the UK’s Border Preparedness for Brexit
Yet another hard/crashout Brexit train wreck: implementing adequate border controls.
Down to the Wire, Last Chance for 2018 Fundraiser!
Last call for our 2018 fundraiser. Help make it the best one evah!
Countdown!
The countdown begins…
Closing Hours of Fundraiser, About to Hit Our New Donor Target!
Final hours for our 2018 fundraiser! Please help us be bigger and baaader than ever!
Our New York Magazine Article is Up! “We’re Headed for a Brexit Crashout”
Our inaugural piece at New York Magazine is on….drumrolll….Brexit! Enjoy!
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tulsi Gabbard, blue waves and green waves, ratings changes for House races, CA-49, ME-02, PA-11, Jon Tester, the caravan, durable goods, wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, the Carnian Pluvial Episode, your ceiling fan
Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (If There Is a Blue Wave, What Next for Democrats?)
The 2016 primary winners, the horserace for the general, and the strength of the left
Procrastinators of the World, Unite! Last Day, Last Chance for Our Fundraiser!
Help make our 2018 fundraiser the most successful ever!
