Three simple measures to increase our sorry rate of voter turnout, some borrowed from other countries; readers chime in with your own.
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Friday, July 18, 2025
Voting Turnout: Three Simple Ways to Get Out the Vote
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Legal, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 69 Comments »
11/2/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 157 Comments »
As the World Watches US Election, the Appeal of America is Diminished
Thoughtful take on how the rest of the world percevies US flaws after 4 years of Trump; even the Biden’s election is unlikely to reverse this.
Topics: Banana republic, Europe, Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:50 am | 49 Comments »
One Trump Voter Explains Why Trump Will Win
An astute Trump backer argues that Trump is closer to a win that you think.
Topics: Banana republic, Income disparity, Pandemic, Politics, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:45 am | 261 Comments »
Stop Girdling the Post Office
A pre-election reminder of the importance of saving the Post Office.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics, Privatization, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:10 am | 16 Comments »
Plastic Watch: Plastic Pushers Seek to Use Trade Negotiations to Rescind Plastic Bans
Plastic pushers attempt to strongarm Kenya and the UK into using more plastic under the guise of free trade as world oil prices collapse.
Topics: Africa, Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Europe, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 9:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 11/1/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:55 am | 332 Comments »
Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries
The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.
Topics: Banana republic, China, Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, India, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 6:25 am | 11 Comments »
Links 10/31/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 392 Comments »
Michael Olenick: The Real Origins of Trump – The Foreclosure Crisis
The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.
Topics: Banana republic, Banking industry, Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Real estate, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:15 am | 155 Comments »
How Wiccans and Witches Mark Halloween With Reflections on Death as Well as Magic
A primer on Wiccans.
Topics: Guest Post, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:10 am | 21 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2020
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 188 Comments »
How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election
Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?
Topics: Banana republic, Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 4 Comments »
Links 10/30/2020
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 194 Comments »
We Have Published 25,000 Posts! And Recently Hit 1.5 Million Comments!`
A big thanks to everyone who has helped us get to this important post milestone!
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:51 am | 36 Comments »