Special interests and the lack of a unified vision facilitate corruption. Rising debt levels in the developing world suggest a tipping point.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Just Three Months into Office, Argentina’s Milei Government Invites US Troops to Help “Manage” Major Waterway
“This is an agreement involving a foreign army belonging to a country that clearly seeks to increase its hemispheric influence over Latin America.”
Young Voters, Victims of Neoliberalism, Pessimistic About the Future, Sour on Politics…As Officials Tell Them to Eat Statistics
A Wall Street Journal article about dispirited young voters reveals more than it intended to.
Major US Companies Pay Executives More Than Uncle Sam
More evidence, as if you needed it, that corporate executives are very skilled at feathering their nests.
Closing Hours of the 2024 Water Cooler Fundraiser. Please Help Hit Our Target!
Lambert goes a bit meta.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/14/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Political and pandemic news, plus right-to-repair, and Ibogaine. ~
The Intergenerational Health Effects of Forced Displacement: Japanese American incarceration During WWII
As confirmed by a study of Japanese interment in World War II, the health impact of displacement is long-lived.
US Had Secret Talks with Iran About Houthi Red Sea Shipping Attacks in January
A planted story takes a bit softer line on Iran than is normal for the press. A concession to reality or a justification of US impotence?
Are We Stumbling Into World War III in Ukraine?
The West misjudged Russia’s capacity to fight in Ukraine, yet is now cavalierly pursuing escalation. On that path lies nukes.
Global Warming Is Still Accelerating, in Three Graphs
While you were busy watching the wars, national elections or other distractions du jour, global warming keeps marching on.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/13/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics, and Boeing’s ongoing debacle + Eames Chairs ~
Sink the Hessen! Russia Doesn’t Have To Strike Beyond the Ukrainian Battlefield – The German, French, British and US Governments Are Sinking Themselves
German plotting, French bluster, domestic polling, and possible Russian countermoves and next steps.
