2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump and the Jack Smith brief; Boeing and Longshoremen strikes; UCLA tools up ~
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Interview with Richard Eskow: ‘Putin, Ukraine and War’
As the prospects for war ratchet up, will U.S. elites stand down? A discussion with Richard (RJ) Eskow.
Read more...Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran
More information on Iran’s missile attacks on Israel and how the Biden Administration is responsible for this escalating crisis.
Read more...Cities Are Clearing Encampments, but This Won’t Solve Homelessness − Here’s a Better Way Forward
Following a Supreme Court ruling approving the criminalization of homelessness, many jurisdictions are imposing harsh rules and punishments.
Read more...Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences
Focusing on an issue in the Vance-Walz debate but given short shrift elsewhere: where the presidential candidates stand on health care policy.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Vance-Walz debate; Boeing and Longshoremen strikes; Effects of Helene on North Carolina election ~
Read more...The US Tries to Pressure Türkiye into Putting Its Russian Missile Systems Under American Supervision
Move would allow US to study Russian defensive capabilities. It would also severely damage ties between Ankara and Moscow, but are there reasons Erdogan would go for it?
Read more...‘Why We Need Medicare for All’: Boeing Revokes Health Benefits for Striking Workers
Boeing management continues its intransigent, now punitive, posture towards its union, after years of squeezing pay, risking the company
Read more...“I Want to Be a Part of It”: Vance v. Walz New York Vice-Presidential Debate Live Blog
Vance-Walz slugfest…
Read more...Washington Enters Panic Mode As Even Javier Milei’s Argentina Seeks Closer Economic Ties With Beijing
“China is a very interesting trading partner,” said Javier Milei, who just a year ago described the Chinese government as as “assassin.” They “do not make demands, the only thing they ask is that they not be bothered.”
Read more...The Fed and the “Soft Landing” – Policy or Luck?
The Fed has little to do with the fall in inflation. Limited labor bargaining power and easing supply chain problems were more important.
Read more...What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers
Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health.
Read more...Hurricane Helene Hits Hard in North Carolina, a Swing State
A few thousand votes lost in Trump Country could swing the election.
Read more...The $10 Million Eric Adams Is Charged With Stealing Speaks to a Vaster Plot
The Eric Adams indictment involves the abuse of small donations to obtain illegal matches and may go well beyond Turkiye donors
Read more...The Pentagon Goes to School
The battle for the soul of American science.
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