India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can biolab safety infrastructure keep up?
Monday, November 24, 2025
The Truth About H-1B Visas
More on the H-1B visa scam.
The Rise in Early-Onset Cancers: Their Origins and What to Do About Them
Cancers among the young have risen so much that some experts have called it an epidemic. What are the probable causes and preventatives?
Self-Selection and Self-Censorship on Campus, and the FIRE Report
A new study tries to find out how extensive self-censorship is among university teaching staff.
2:00PM Water Cooler New Year’s Eve 2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Seeking Reader Help in Finding New Site Contributor(s) to Fill Lambert’s Yellow Waders
Yves is in damsel in distress mode! Can you help Naked Capitalism find a new contributor to help take over for Lambert?
A Fond Farewell to Lambert
Lambert is retiring in the early months of 2025! We will very much miss him and hope you will bear with us as we fill his big yellow waders.
Is Venezuela About to Face Another Regime Change Operation?
Will Trump take a more pragmatic approach to US relations with Caracas this time? Or will he double down on an (until-now) failed strategy of sanctions escalation and regime change?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/30/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; H1B controversy rolls along; Norovirus surge; Amazon attacks third-party sellers again ~
6 Fracking Billionaires and Climate Denial Groups Behind Trump’s Cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.
The EU Threatens to Cut Itself off From Another of Its Major Natural Gas Suppliers
Issues with supplies from Qatar — the world’s third largest exporter of LNG — could be a major boon for US gas companies.
