Devastating takedown of what went wrong at Boeing with the 737 Max – presented in straightforward terms non-engineers can understand.
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Friday, October 4, 2024
Ship the Airplane: The Cultural, Organizational and Technical Reasons Why Boeing Cannot Recover
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 5:55 am | 168 Comments »
The Paris Agreement Set an Unrealistic Target for Global Warming. Now What?
Is the 2 degree global warming target unrealistic? What now follows?
Topics: Auto industry, Doomsday scenarios, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:55 am | 27 Comments »
Progressives to Voters Skeptical of Bernie Sanders: This ‘Big Tent’ Movement Is a Winning and Practical Choice
Sen. Bernie Sanders is now being declared the new Democratic frontrunner, and progressives are reaching out to voters that remain skeptical.
Topics: Banana republic, Income disparity, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 2:55 am | 39 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Trump, Warren, Yang NH, NV, Gallup on “socialism,” jobs guarantee, Tesla, Amazon, Wayfair, McClatchy spring, bee dances, the Antartic, oil trains halted by protests, #COVID-2019, surprise billing, “Forty Acres and a Mule,” bonsai
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 298 Comments »
Right to Repair Roundup: One Step Forward, One to the Side
A modest civilian advance in the battle over the right to repair – and a brief snippet on how the US military manages creatively to waste resources in the same realm.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 22 Comments »
Links 2/13/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 171 Comments »
Trump Drops Antitrust Probe of Four Automakers Which Adopted Tougher Cal Tailpipe Emissions Standards
Trump drops antitrust investigation of emissions agreeemt between four automakers and state of California.
Topics: Auto industry, Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:25 am | 9 Comments »
EU Plans to Measure True Climate Impacts of LNG Imports From US Fracked Gas
With climate impacts comparable to coal, the European Commission is planning to study methane reductions emission, with implications for fracked gas US producers.
Topics: Energy markets, Environment, Europe, Global warming, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 4:55 am | 4 Comments »
Lower Income Towns in New Hampshire Voted Heavily for Sanders; Richer Towns Did the Opposite
Lower income towns in New Hampshire voted heavily for Sanders, while richer towns did the opposite.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 3:25 am | 75 Comments »
Last Minute Mini-Meetup in Dallas Tomorrow Night!
Announcing a flash meetup in Dallas. Hope you can join despite the very short notice!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 8:25 pm | 10 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/12/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Temporarily open thread.
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:13 pm | 95 Comments »
Five Hot Takes on Sanders’ Victory in the New Hampshire Primary
Like it says in the headline….
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 363 Comments »
The Race For Arctic Oil Is Heating Up
Despite climate concerns and environmentalist backlash against exploration for oil and gas in pristine sensitive regions of the Arctic, companies continue to explore for hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Circle, in Russia and Norway in particular.
Topics: Commodities, Energy markets, Global warming, Globalization, Russia
Posted by Lambert Strether at 11:42 am | 5 Comments »
Links 2/12/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 336 Comments »
Another Sign of Social Decay: Seniors Alone, Unable to Care for Themselves
More grim facts about seniors show the costs of weakened social bonds and communities.
Topics: Free markets and their discontents, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:40 am | 69 Comments »