Even though not much looks to have changed with Brexit, the mere running down of the clock does make a difference.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Bernie Sanders’ GND Plan Will Nationalize Power Generation in the U.S.
Sanders presents an ambitious plan.
A National Public School ‘Leadership’ Disaster: Private Firms Vetting Candidates for Superintendent
How search firms engaged to find and vet candidates for public school superintendent regularly endorse individuals who have fabricated credentials and skeltons in their closets.
2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Reader Report from the Field on Biden in New Hampshire (and It’s Ugly. Very Ugly. Come ON, Man)
Alert reader Petal attended a Biden rally and took careful notes from the second row.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Sanders, Trump, Walsh, Warren, DNC hits up the expats, durable goods, national activity index, manufacturing, Shopify, Apple, Dairy Queen, “fly by wire,” the Amazon fires, reforestation in Detroit and Nepal, Monsanto, Chevron, “American Factory,” unions and Tinder, utilitarianism, George R. R. Martin
Waste Watch: Big Fashion Embraces Sustainability? Ha!
Thirty-two fashion companies present the Fashion Pact to G7; the feeble pledges raise the question: why bother?
Wolf Richter: World Trade Skids for First Time Since Financial Crisis
Exports by China, Japan, and Eurozone under pressure — in part because of globally weak demand for new vehicles, which transcends the trade war.
Trump’s China Trade War Gaslighting: Will There Evah Be a Deal?
Why the US and China are likely to remain at loggerheads.
Immigration, Fear, and Public Spending on Security: The Italian Example
How fear of immigration drives perceptions of safety risks.
The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate
This Real News Network interview with Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier discusses Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people – especially indigenous people.
Announcing Mid-Coastal Maine Meetup Wednesday September 4 on Bailey Island
Hope to see you at our Down East meetup right after Labor Day!
Hedge Fund Chatham Sends Nastygram Over NY Post Removal of “Parked Transaction” in Piece on Questionable Deals Involving American Media, Owner of National Enquirer. CalPERS Too.
Hedge fund Chatham is might upset about a phrase we picked up from a New York Post article on Chatham funds’ investment, including a CalPERS fund, in the parent of the notorious National Enquirer.
