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 ~
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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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...Guide to Climate Action in Your Local Community
Some practical ideas for how to combat climate change at the local level
Read more...Interview: Are We Misinformed About Misinformation?
The influence of iffy and inflammatory online content so often depicted as misinformation is overblown, says researcher David Rothschild.
Read more...CDC’s HICPAC: Conflicts of Interest and Process Violations Alleged in World Health Network Supplemental Complaint to Inspector General
It’s almost like CDC has something to hide….
Read more...‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil
PR and consulting agencies are being paid millions to focus the world’s attention on a promised “eco-city” — obscuring human rights abuses and Saudi Arabia’s long record of climate obstruction.
Read more...Links 10/25/2024
Are Russian Spy Agencies Trying to Stoke Anti-US Sentiment in Mexico? According to the FBI, They Are
“The time has come to show the United States that it is under threat from a country of 130 million inhabitants that is finally waking up.” Russia is trying to poison bilateral relations between the Mexico and the US by taking advantage of Mexico’s ruling party Morena’s innate anti-Americanism. That is the conclusion of an […]
Read more...Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics
New institutional economics won another “Nobel prize”, claiming that good institutions and governance ensure growth, equity & democracy.
Read more...Biden Bets on “Let ‘Er Rip” with a SECOND Pandemic-Grade Virus: H5N1 (“Bird Flu”)
Utter dysfunction in the Biden Administration’s H5N1 response (unless the goal is profit for the dairy industry, so “Let ‘er rip!”)
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Anti-Trump oppo barrage; Kamala’s town hall; Ohio pension funds sue Boeing, strike continues ~
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