For owners of Kia’s Sportage and Cadenza models, unsafe at any speed includes parking the vehicle in the garage.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Wolf Richter: Signs Are Everywhere: Businesses Have Changed Permanently as a Result of the Pandemic
The pandemic has caused many shifts in how businesses operate: permanent and many are positives and should have happened a long time ago.
H.R.1 (the “For the People Act”) Legitimizes WaPo’s McCarthy-ite PropOrNot “Reporting,” Institutionalizes Ballot Marking Devices, and Cripples Minor Parties
Some flaws in H.R.1, the enormous Democrat election reform bill.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/9/2021
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Global Transformation: The Precariat Overcoming Populism
A contribution to debate urging the mainstream left not to be distracted by populism. Aim instead for what we know about the near Future.
SoftBank-Funded Fintech Upstart Greensill Crashes, Carnage Ensues
Supply chain finance disuptor Greensill is undone by its own financial wizardry, putting at risk thousands of jobs in the UK, Australia and the EU. The timing could not be worse for already buckling supply chains.
DSGE, the Standard Economic Paradigm, is Based on Bad Modeling
Why the New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) is a straightjacket for macroeconomics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2021
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Consider This Pineapple: Some Thoughts on Food Waste
Food waste is a major contributor to global warming, not only the rotten stuff per se, but the carbon expended by moving it hither and yon.
California Wildfire Smoke Harms Respiratory Health More than Fine Particulates from Any Other Source, Including Vehicle Emissions
Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other sources of fine particles – a worry for COVID survivors.
‘We Must Deliver on This Issue’: Jayapal Vows to Fight for $15 Minimum Wage
The Congressional Progressive Caucus chair said that despite the Senate failing to include the wage boost in the relief bill, the fight for $15 must go on.
New Report: U.S. Dams, Levees Get D Grades, Need $115 Billion in Upgrades
Heavier precipitation caused by climate change is straining aging flood-control systems throughout the U.S.
