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Friday, November 14, 2025
‘Threadbare’ US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Health Care During Pandemic
New data on how many lost their health insurance, which often means health care, due to Covid. And the numbers are not getting better soon.
Emergency Situation: The Slow-Moving Tragedy of the Russian Arctic
The Russian version of America’s flyover has it pretty bad: declining industries and environmental stress.
Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma
Another way Covid-19 can mess up people who survive the disease: protracted comas
CalPERS Board Member Theresa Taylor, Under Investigation for Multi-Year Failure to Report Income, Digs Her and CalPERS’ Hole Deeper Via Supporting Conflicted Actions Taken by Ex-Chief Investment Officer Meng
CalPERS’ Board Vice President Theresa Taylor shoots herself and CalPERS in the foot.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/26/2020
Covid in the Midwest and regionally ~ Biden’s grief ~ Trump air war and swing states ~ Kanye West ~ Markey v. Kennedy ~ Coleman ~ Republican National Convention ~ Durable goods, two recessions, debt, Chrome debacle ~ Kenosha: Two dead ~ Executive superspreaders ~ That asteroid
How Do Banks Create Money?
A short primer on banks from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective.
Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists
Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.
Summer Rerun: Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part III – Regulation
Another dive, in both senses of the word, into the implications of libertarian ideology.
Robot Generals: Will They Make Better Decisions Than Humans – Or Worse?
The odd idea of replacing generals with AI is getting a hearing.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/25/2020
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World Bank’s ‘Mobilizing Finance for Development’ Not Financing Development
The World Bank is trying to rebrand a failed public private partnership scheme as “blended finance”. Developing countries, beware.
