Monday, June 30, 2025
Goldman Gets Off Easy in 1MDB Scandal Despite Further $2.9 Billion in Payments, Criminal Charge Against Malaysian Sub
Despite the big numbers, Goldman gets the kid glove treatment relative to the severity of its 1MBD misconduct.
The East Mediterranean Crisis Could Ignite a Greek-Turkish Proxy War
Greek-Turkish relations are more rocky than usual. A look at some of the drivers.
Live Blog: Presidential Primary Debate #2 in Nashville, TN
Closing arguments…
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Waste Watch: Right to Repair as Remedy for School Computer Shortage?
A right to repair can reduce the digital divide and mitigate global warming, by reducing energy costs of waste disposal and production.
What Developing Countries Can Teach Rich Countries About How to Respond to a Pandemic
Developing countries on various continents have had greater success in managing the pandemic. Why are rich countries not following their examples?
CalPERS: Poster Child of Private Equity Cargo Cultism
CalPERS’ zealous defense of private equity looks pathological. So we hazard a diagnosis.
Profits Over Human Life? ER Doctor’s Story Is Fearful Lesson for U.S. Workers During Pandemic
Dr. Ming Lin spoke out about Covid safety and was fired. A doctor working for corporations must check his medical ethics at the door.
Will There Be a Second Dust Bowl? And What Happened to the Topsoil From the First One?
A rise in airborne dust over the Great Plains has scientists worried, and rightly.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
COVID Testing and Contact Tracing in RI, the UK, and NYC: a Personal Anecdote/Saga
Pandemic theatre?
UVA Health Still Squeezing Money From Patients — By Seizing Their Home Equity
Property liens are the hidden icebergs of patient medical debt, legal experts say, lying unseen, often for decades, before they surface to claim hard-won family savings or inheritance proceeds.
