~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Elizabeth Warren’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Robinhood/GameStop Intervention
Elizabeth Warren is back in swinging hard, but she’s not yet connecting with the balls.
My Advice to an Aspiring Economist: Don’t Be an Economist
There is a new world that is fast-overtaking us, and it needs to be seen and explained on its own terms.
The Blindness of Using Venture Capital to Fight Human Trafficking
Venture capital relies on market-based solutions to maximize short-term gains. That is no way to address worker exploitation.
The Sad Death of “Roadside America”
The story of an offbeat tourist attraction (and ginormous model railroad) in Pennsylvania
New Covid Cases Plunge 25% or More as Behavior Changes
A dozen states are reporting drops of 25% or more in new covid-19 cases and more than 1,200 counties have seen the same, federal data released Wednesday shows. Experts say the plunge may relate to growing fear of the virus after it reached record-high levels, as well as soaring hopes of getting vaccinated soon.
New Report From Rep. Katie Porter Reveals How Big Pharma Pursues ‘Killer Profits’ at the Expense of Americans’ Health
Rep. Katie Porter kicks some Big Pharma ass and takes names.
How New Solar Power Projects Support the Homeless
Solar power plays a key role in a project that gave permanent housing to the homeless in New Mexico.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/29/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Deaths of Despair and the Incidence of Excess Mortality in 2020
An effort to decompose deaths of despair under Covid.
The Fatuous Uproar About Robinhood and GameStop
The Robinhood contretemps shows how the US confuses a financial casino for productive activity.
