Some practical ideas for how to combat climate change at the local level
Monday, November 4, 2024
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.
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….
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics;
‘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.
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 […]
Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics
New institutional economics won another “Nobel prize”, claiming that good institutions and governance ensure growth, equity & democracy.
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!”)
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 ~
Voters Fret High Medical Bills Are Being Ignored by Presidential Rivals
“We’re all human beings here. We’re all people just trying to make it.”
‘Hate and Lust for Vengeance Are Passed Like Poison from One Generation to the Next’
Vengeance is coming home.
The Economics of Medicine: Personal Reflections
More examples of how medicine, at least as practiced in the US, is going off the rails.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/23/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; 2024 Opinion-havers opine, two weeks out; Trump media blitz (Rogan; Carlson); Kamala and Biden’s decline (her view vs. the donor’s view); Boeing satellite explodes; Ortberg seeks culture change ~
