Yes, Virginia, AI, like older forms of automated trading, has a nasty propensity to cause crises.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: politics, syndemics; Biden’s post-defenestration speech. litmus tests for Kamala (Palestine, anti-trust); Kamala’s campaign, includiing the donor-gasm, the 100 days, and the bait and switch; trad wives; employee ownership ~
Suicide Squad: U.S. Troops Are Losing a War with Their Deadliest Enemy
Suicide is the leading cause of death for active duty and recently soldiers. The most likely contributor is not what you might suspect.
‘Guilty of Genocide’: 135 Congress Members Boycott Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
The US Congress stands shoulder to shoulder with war criminal Netanyahu, even with more dissent than ever.
Net-Zero Ambitions Hit Major Roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US
The projected failure to meet insufficiently ambitious climate change goals like net zero should come as no surprise.
More Poverty for the Poor
The position of both poor nations and the poorest income groups globally has been deteriorating.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; impeachment articles against Harris (frivolous); how Harris grabbed Biden’s war chest; only Google can search Reddit; the wheel of emotions. ~
The Global Semiconductor Talent Crunch: How Protectionism Backfired
Oopsie! US semiconductor protectionism looks to have reduced the size of the pool of needed workers and experts.
More Guns, Less Butter: How Will the EU Wed Austerity to Militarization?
Will Euro defense bonds be the answer?
Pitchbook Report Attempting to Defend Private Equity Role in Healthcare Suffers from Fundamental, Fatal Analytical Flaw
A recent report from Pitchbook commits data crimes in attempting to depict private equity management of healthcare companies as benign.
‘Woah!’: FTC Applauded for Launching Inquiry Into Surveillance Pricing
The FTC targets surveillance pricing, which is privacy-risking data harvesting used to charge higher prices.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/23/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Pelosi and the Twenty Fifth Amendment; Kamala’s rollout; establishment voices at the Atlantic; Boeing cluster continues ~
US Voters Want Change, Biden’s Exit Hasn’t Fixed That
Communities ravaged by neoliberal capitalism want real change. Candidates like Biden make Trump look more able to deliver it.
