~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Kamala campaign begins closing argument; The Fascist Question; Pennsylvania round-up; Memories of Richard Scarry ~
Monday, November 4, 2024
Big Lies and Little Progress: Reviewing Four Years of Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s “Foreign Policy for the Middle Class”
Sullivan went from a professed focus on the middle class to overseeing a system of mass slaughter and tried to wed the two.
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Projects Are Foundering in Five-Eye Nations. What Gives?
Canada and Australia shelve plans for retail CBDCs while the US could soon become the first country to explicitly ban the central bank from issuing a CBDC.
Europe Is Not Prepared for the Looming Lebanese Refugee Crisis
Maybe European politicians who oppose refugees should stop supporting wars that create refugees.
Democrat War Games: Could They Try for a Color Revolution After a Trump Victory?
It would certainly seem odd if the Democratic apparatus, allied with the Blob, did not use same tools to “defend democracy” here at home that they have used with such success abroad.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/28/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics; Young men and 2024; Robert O. Paxton on Trumpism; Boeing looks to Wall Street for bailout ~
What Financial Markets Say About the Economic Implications of a Potential Trump Election Victory
Investors associate a higher likelihood of Trump winning with adverse supply-side effects on net. In the US, an increase in the prospects of a Trump victory on betting markets is associated with lower stock prices, higher interest rates, and higher market-based inflation compensation.
Why Does the EU Want to Become More Like the US?
Bloc elite aim to double down on anti-labor, pro-market policies under the guise of competitiveness and productivity in order to compete with China.
Syngenta Spent Decades Attempting to Quiet Health Concerns About Its Profitable Herbicide
A former Florida rancher battling Parkinson’s disease reflects on years of using paraquat, as thousands of lawsuits claim the herbicide contributed to their illness and new documents shed light on the ongoing legal fight.
US Black Sea Strategy Takes Another Big Hit in Georgia Election
Protests are now expected in country that plays key role in Eurasian logistics after voters choose pro-Russian government.
Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu
Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals.
