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Friday, September 19, 2025
Naked Capitalism: Commentary That Has a Bite
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These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners
A small, secret panel of experts is tasked with reviewing crucial data on the safety and effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines that U.S. taxpayers have helped fund, including products from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and others.
Bravo! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, On Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers
Dig deep to help meet our fourth target: rewarding Lambert, Jerri-Lynn, and John Siman.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2020
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The Resilience of Naked Capitalism
Regular reader and sometimes contributor Ignacio describes how much Naked Capitalism meant to him during the lockdown.
Andrew Cuomo Says NY Officials Will Do Separate Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccine
New York state governor Andrew Cuomo steps into the debate over approval of covid-19 vaccine and will appoint panel to set NY distribution.
Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector
UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.
Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.
Why Trump’s Promise to Save Manufacturing Was One He Never Intended to Keep
Trump’s promise to save manufacturing jobs and rebuild infrastructure was all bluster, no surprise from the man known for stiffing workers.
Hooray! Met Our Second Target Quickly! On to the Third: Continuing Expanded News Coverage and Maybe Meetups
The Naked Captialism fundraiser keeps hitting its goals. The latest to continue to provide our more extensive Links section.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2020
Bird song ~ Covid in US regions and swing states ~ FL, ME, MN, NC, OH, TX ~ Oncoming PA vote-count debacle? ~ KHive ~ Majoritarianism v. representation ~ Employment ~ Crew change crisis ~ Tesla outage ~ Food forest ~ Covid sniffer dogs ~ Feral hogs ~ Caste ~ The brain and love
NYT Report: 9 of Every 10 Restaurants and Bars in N.Y.C. Can’t Pay Full Rent
While the NYT reports 9 out of 10 bars and resturants cannot make full rent, the city dithers about real solutions to eliminitaig evictions.
