Saturday, August 9, 2025
CalPERS’ Priya Mathur Opens, Reads, Even Answers Mail of Board Member Margaret Brown, Denies Her Access to Transcripts of Past Meetings.
Yet more lawless behavior at CalPERS.
A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer
Hospital consolidation and high deductibles combine to drive up prices.
Why Americans’ Hatred of Taxes Is Fake News
Newspapers consistently underplay wide public support for higher taxes on businesses and the wealthy.
The Curious Case of the F-35
Hilarious examples of the F-35 program’s ongoing difficulties, and imperialism vs. militarism as an appropriate frame.
Oklahoma’s Revolution Didn’t End with Teacher Strikes—It’s Going Much Further
Oklahomans are sick and tired of politics as usual—the good ’ol boy system, they say, must end.
Barbara Ehrenreich Versus Preventive Care, American Style
Why preventive medicine is not all it is cracked up to be.
World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist
A sobering take on the impact of fracking on climate change.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/13/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Import substitution, midterms, Comey’s book, “All the Options Are On the Table,” consumer sentiment, real estate, lidar, crumbling roads, teachers, Gilbert & Sullivan
Meltdowns, Waste, and War: Here Are the Real Risks of Nuclear
A recap of why not to like nuclear power.
The True, Accurate, and Only Answer to “How *Exactly* Will We Pay for Medicare for All?”
Taking on the biggest, bogus excuse for not adopting Medicare for All.
Gaius Publius: War with Syria — What Is It Good For? We May Soon Find Out
An awful lot of well-placed people want war with Syria….even after Russia has drawn a red line.
