A great public land giveaway is in process….and where has the press been?
Saturday, February 7, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/3/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Trump and Xi on trade, Sanders 2020, Beto 2002, authoritarian Democrats, MI, NC, WI post-midterms battles, capital spending, manufacturing, construction, retail, “last mile” logistics, UN on climate change, scripts in the news, occupational licensing, Xmas
Protecting Coral Reefs: Sustainable Scuba Diving Practices
PADI, the world’s largest scuba diving training and certification group, and British conservation charity Reef-World Foundation, have joined forces to support the Green Fins scheme, to mitigate the impact of recreational diving on already-stressed coral reefs.
Pathbreaking Fiduciary Duty Suit Against KKR/Prisma, Blackstone, PAAMCO, and Others to Proceed
An important fiduciary duty lawsuit against some of the biggest names in the hedge fund and private equity worlds is moving forward. If the plaintiffs win, it could change the balance of power between investors and fund managers.
Decades of Denial and Stalling Have Created a Climate Crunch
Two-week UN climate change summit kicks off in Poland, to flesh out details of the 2015 Paris Accord. Politicians have dithered about what action to take, in part diverted by the disinformation spread by fossil fuel companies.
Brexitonomics
A short discussion of why economists’ efforts to model the impact of Brexit leave a lot to be desired.
Fast Fashion: Commons Committee Questions Business Model
House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee conducts hearing on waste in the fashion industry – particularly, ‘fast fashion’.
Waste Not, Want Not
Schools waste $5 million a day in uneaten food. Here’s how Oakland is reinventing the cafeteria.
Amazon Wins!!!
Tallying how much Amazon extracted from taxpayers with its second headquarters bake off.
Corbyn Isn’t Seizing the Moment – Because His Labour Party Simply Isn’t Radical Enough
From economic and climate policy, to Brexit and constitutional reform, Corbyn’s Labour doesn’t yet have the depth of ideas to capitalise on the government’s disarray.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/30/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Trump and Xi, NAFTA, Sanders Institute, Warren, California Democrats, “people power,” purchasing managers index, commodities drop, blockchain, Tesla, Green New Deal, coal, Grinnell student workers, LNG on the tundra, vaccination
New Research: Australia’s Immigration System Undercuts Workers
Drawing lessons from Australia’s immigration policies.
