Warren Buffett hasn’t yet become an MMT advocate, but he’s officially decided that worrying about Federal deficits is besides the point.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Plastic & Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
New report by Center for International Environmental Law warns: “Plastic is a Global Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight.”
Bills Criminalizing Pipeline Protest Arise in Statehouses Nationwide
Comprehensive overview of eight state-level initiatives promoted by oil and gas industry lobbyists to criminalize pipeline protests.
Taxcast: The #LuxLeaks Tax Deals – Still No investigation? Plus Amazon’s $0 Federal Tax Payment
This month’s Taxcast focuses on why the LuxLeaks deals are getting a free pass, the financialization of aid, and Amazon’s tax machinations.
Why a Focus on “Fake News” and Facebook Misses the Internet’s Real Problems – and Solutions
MP’s new ‘fake news’ report largely ignores other platforms like Google and YouTube, and surveillance capitalism itself – and risks sending regulation in the wrong direction.
Easter Eggs and Trojan Horses in the Democrats’ Flagship Bill, H.R. 1 (“For the People Act of 2019”)
HR 1 will increase the Democrat’s institutional power (and the power of the intelligence community as well).
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/22/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: 2020 and open thread (for now).
Los Angeles Times Barks Up the Wrong Tree With CalPERS/American Media Inc. (National Enquirer) Story
The Los Angeles Times tells the story of a CalPERS investment misfire to maximize the outrage factor, and does taxpayers a huge disservice by missing who the real perps were (mind you, not to say that CalPERS isn’t too easy a mark….)
How Stupid Do They Think We Are? – Plutocrats Using Logical Fallacies to Defend the Health Care Status Quo
Shredding bad excuses for a bad health care system.
Agribusiness Is the Problem, Not the Solution
Why agribusiness isn’t well positioned to address hunger.
Striking Teachers in Denver Shut Down Performance Bonuses – Here’s How That Will Impact Education
Denver teachers were able to put an end to a performance bonus system they argued was capricious. What impact might this change have?
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/21/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Sanders, Harris, the Obama Presidential Center, US internal migration, durable goods, manufacturing, leading indicators, jobless claims, home sales, Amazon, Facebook, antitrust, lawns, forests, apples, permafrost, cooperation, slavery, wages, crapification
