Major Danny Sjursen chronicles the sorry history of Congress ceding its check on war-making powers.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/3/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: DCCC delenda est, midterms, the press and the spies, norms, productivity, factory orders, Elon Musk, portable nukes, mesh networks, the workplace
The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the relentless rise in inequality.
New Report: Most State Pension Funds, Including CalPERS, Lag 60/40 Investment Mix at Higher Cost, Resulting in Even Higher Shortfalls
Yet another stunning indictment of public pension fund management. If the biggest funds with the best staffs can’t beat a simple Vanguard portfolio, why aren’t more heads rolling?
#TSBFail: MPs Barely Lay a Glove on CEO Pester, Who Discredits Himself All on His Own
Even with a mere wet-noodle lashing by MPs, TSB came off pretty badly in Parliament.
The Revenge Against the Commons
Why France’s biggest police operation since May 1968 is prepared to kill for Macron to roust a 4000 acre commons.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/2/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, Jobs Gaurantee, Pelosi, May primaries, Fletcher v. Moser, employment, lost bank data, Apple results, Elon Musk, loneliness, Arizona teachers, Jupyter
China’s Bid To Assist Assad In Syrian Reconstruction Is About Security and Profit
China sees a nation-building opportunity in Syria that the US won’t consider.
Why Capitalism Creates Racism
Why separating racism from capitalist exploitation of low-wage workers isn’t as tidy as the Democratic Party would have you believe.
California Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Big Blow to Gig Economy Companies
Many gig economy firms will have to classify a big swathe of their workers as employees or radically change their business models.
The US Teachers Strike in Historical Perspective
Past strike waves offer clues to the possible regeneration of the American labor movement.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/1/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tariff delay, Kamala Harris, “the wave,” Clintons offer “access to the family,” manufacturing, TSB woes, tax cuts, Tesla, pipelines, the IRS, Spinal Tap
Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (“The Wave”; the DCCC)
No sign of “the wave” yet.
