Sadly, Europeans look set to continue as victims of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president for another five years.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics ~
The U.S. Is Nowhere Near Ready for Climate Change
Climate change is cooking our collective gooses. What can be done to reduce the damage?
Rob Urie: The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex
Why even cynical interpretations of the source of Israel power in US policy are generally not cynical enough.
Union ‘Effects’ on Hourly and Weekly Wages: A Half-Century Perspective
Even with union power diminished, union members still benefit from higher weekly pay than non-members.
Is EU’s Fuzzy Natural Gas Math Leading to Major Minuses in the Caucasus?
Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process gets tangled up with the EU’s desperate ploys to kick Russian gas reliance.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; the debates; Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming book; counting and scripting in the caring professions; mask bans spread ~
Despite Warnings, Israel Looks Set to Jump Off Lebanon Ledge
Israel looks like it is about to bite off way more than it can chew in instigating a hot war with Lebanon.
Washington Frets As Chinese Company Cosco Wraps Up Construction of South America’s Largest Deep Sea Port
“Due to its potential size and volume of operations, Peru’s Chancay mega-port is destined to become a nerve centre of international trade.” And it will be exclusively controlled by Cosco.
The Fed’s “Chicken Run”: Why Sticking with High Rates Will Crash the Economy
How the Fed is acting like James Dean in the famous “chicken run” auto race in Rebel Without a Cause.
Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike
The magnitude of corporate cash going to stock buybacks suggests reversing the Trump tax cuts poses little real economy risk.
Project 2025: 920 Pages of Irritable Mental Gestures, or a Blueprint for Fascism?
Litmus tests to see if Project 2025 is serious, and a close reading of its “Mandate for Leadership”
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics; many new Covid charts (New York and New England wastewater down; positivity up; New York hospitaliztation continues its weirdly steady rise); Trump lawfare status; Supreme Court decisions and Thursday’s debate ~
