The UN feels compelled to weigh in on the less-than-sunny economic outlook.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/20/2020
The Pros and Cons of Planting Trees To Address Global Warming
Why planting more trees is not a climate change magic bullet.
How McKinsey Got Greedy
How McKinsey put money over its once vaunted firm values.
Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Weaken the School Privatization Agenda
Coronavirus-generated suspensions of testing throws a monkey wrench into the charter school agenda.
Low-Cost Ventilators Could Be Available Next Year. But Will It Happen?
Will the US get serious about getting more ventilators?
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/19/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: More musing on the Sander canvassing operation, among other things. Also, knitting!
Prisons and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Must Be Done NOW to Prevent Catastrophe
Interview with prison expert Michele Deitch about what can be done to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons: NOW!
A View From The Front Lines Of California’s COVID-19 Battle
California braces for the COVID-19 storm.
The Coming Fiscal Crisis Of State And Local Governments
State and local governments will soon be in a world of hurt.
IMF Refuses Aid to Venezuela in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis
The IMF dons its enforcement brass knuckles.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/18/2020
Today’s Water Cooler:
There’s Nothing So Political as a Pandemic
a line has been drawn around political process, cameras have been pointed at it, and we’ve been taught that it’s something for us to watch from afar, a hobby to buy into, or not.
