European Commission approves right to repair regulations for household appliances: a start, but much less than what’s necessary to reduce waste, combat climate change, and save consumers money.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Announcing the 2019 Harry Shearer “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
Harry Shearer is making a big reader challenge! Will you take him up on it?
Uber to Owe UK >£1 Billion in VAT if It Loses Appeal on Suit on Driver Status, Also Loses Liability Insurer
More bad news for Uber.
Computer Science Now Counts as Math Credit in Most States – Is This a Good Idea?
Tech squillionaires are the moving force behind a succesful campaign to have secondary schools in the US give math credits for computer science courses.
Does France Have an “Exorbitant Privilege”?
Why exorbitant privilege may not necessarily result from having the reserve currency, but instead from the tax games multinationals play.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2019
Today’s Water Cooler:
Old Toryism, Risen from the Crypt
A deeper explanation of Brexit, contemporary UK events and how it inherits an old tradition of conventional Toryism.
The Best Part of This Week
Some messages from around the world this week.
Unsustainable California: No Easy Remedy for PG&E Blackouts, Fire Risks
California prototypically lead the US. It’s PG&E infrastructure failure and lack of good remedies to escalating wildfire risks are the latest example.
Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria: Betrayal of Kurds or End to Endless War?
President Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria generated widespread outrage in the US. But what would it mean for the key players in the Middle East?
Marketers Want Even More Control Over Hospitals
Another distubing example of MBA infestation at hospitals.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Buttigieg, O’Rourke, Trump on war, Warren, Sanders and the press, rural voters, Ellen DeGeneres, Stacey Abrams, JOLTS data, IBM, Panasonic and Uber, PG&E and California wildfires, WHYY union drive, BlackJewel miners, jobless statistics, “Collapse OS”
Another Generous Reader Steps Up With a 20 Donation “Double Your Donations” Challenge!
Another benevolent reader makes a fundraiser “Double Your Donations” challenge. Please take up this generous offer. Thanks so much!
