An credible outlet reports that Iran is negotiating with the Saudis to work around US economic sanctions. Oops!
Sunday, November 23, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/13/2021
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A Night Under the Bombs in Gaza
It is a long and tough night in Gaza. We cannot sleep. The house feels like it is shaking. We are all afraid.
Sputtering About Crypto and the US Pipeline Ransomware Attack
You can hear the silence about the role of crypto in the Colonial Pipeline and a growing spate of ransom demands.
I Spent a Year and a Half at a ‘No-Excuses’ Charter School – This Is What I Saw
A tally of the limittions of the strict “no excuses” charter school format that bizarrely skips over their intent to weed out students.
Michael Hudson on American as Absentee Landlord on The Greyzone: Biden Administration, New Cold War, Super Imperialism, Dollar Weaponization
Michael Hudson discusses geopolitics including currency power plays, global institutions like the IMF, the new Cold War, and Bill Gates
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/12/2021
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UK Company Law and Tax Enforcement Is So Bad It’s Almost as if the Government Wanted to Encourage Tax Abuse
UK tax scamming goes mass, abusing the contact and trace program to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Pandemic Divergence: The Social and Economic Costs of Covid-19
An early stab at a Covid ledger. Not pretty.
Homeless Reflect on Life in a New York City Hotel Room, One Year Later
Covid housing for the homeless has been beneficial not just for public health but for many of the individuals in the program.
Goodbye, Climate Deniers. Hello, Climate Bullshitters
Climate messaging has changed, but the willingness to take adequate measures has not.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/11/2021
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From Rodney King to George Floyd, How Video Evidence Can Be Differently Interpreted in Courts
Video evidence can be read very differently, depending on the assumed or actual context. How can courts prevent misuse?
