Today’s Water Cooler: Trump and the WTO, Warren on trade, Sanders, Warren, debates, RussiaGate, impeachment, Medicare for All, Ed Buck, personal income, housing, Boeing, Earnin, markets and climate, water in California, rural hospitals, Fortnite, William Dampier and food
Friday, October 4, 2024
Reclaiming the Commons Through State Ownership? Maybe Not
Transnational state capital can be just as harmful as its private counterparts. Local, democratic and sustainable alternatives offer better protection.
Brexit: Can Anyone Take the Wheel From Johnson?
Johnson is committing the UK to a no deal Brexit. What could stop him?
Hospitals Squeal Like Stuck Pigs Over Trump Proposal to Force Disclosure of Insurance Company Discounts
A Trump proposal to force some price transparency on hospitals has them hopping mad.
The “Existential Battle” Is for Control of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party operatives would have voters focus on Trump, as opposed to the batttle within their party over the Sanders-led effort to implement policies that serve Americans broadly, not the top 10% .
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/29/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Delaney, Harris, Sanders, DCCC, “eerily quiet” billionaires, manufacturing, shipping, robot cars, a carbon tax and CO2 emissions, gas prices, Amazon deforestation, Game of Thrones, ObamaCare and diabetes, hospital utilization, Jeffrey Epstein, Samuel Beckett
Carmakers and California Agree on Emissions Rules
Carmakers agree to comply “voluntarily” with California’s tightened emissions standards – thus thwarting Trump plans to rollback proposed nationwide rules.
Hit by Epic Construction Downturn, Mexico Faces Reality: New President Tries to Get Folks to Play by the Rules, and Everything Stalls
A sharp fall in construction has helped push Mexico to the verge of recession. The construction industry blames AMLO’s anti-corruption push.
‘People are Dying’: Bernie Sanders Heads to Canada With an Insulin Caravan
Sanders puts the hot lights on the disgrace of insulin prices in the US.
Michael Hudson: The Coming Savings Writedowns
Michael Hudson’s latest: Debts that can’t be paid, won’t be. When debts can’t be paid and debtors default, what happens to these creditors?
Roundup Roundup: Judge Slashes Punitive Damages Award in Glyphosate Lawsuit
A third judge reduced the eye-popping punitive damages award in a glyphosate lawsuit; Bayer faces a plethora of pending cases and potential huge liability.
As Risky Finances Alienate Investors, Fracking Companies Look to Retirement Funds for Cash
Latest DeSmogBlog coverage of fracking follies: the still unprofitable industry turns to pension funds and private equity for capital.
