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Monday, July 14, 2025
Indian Foreign Minister Throws Cold Water on the Idea of a BRICS Currency
The Indian foreign minister make fatal (at least for now) objections to the idea of a BRICS currency.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Pollsters and polling; Getting to know Kamala; Election Trump’s to lose: Is that what he’s doing? Boeing’s “absurd litany of self-inflicted crises” plus brutal Senate report on whistleblower reports ~
Diet-Related Diseases Are the No. 1 Cause of Death in the US – Yet Many Doctors Receive Little to No Nutrition Education in Med School
An exhortation for doctors to get more nutrition education so they can advise patients on diet. But is that as simple as it seems?
Who Holds All These US Treasuries? Update on the Investors in the Ballooning US National Debt in Q2
As the Fed unloads Treasuries, others are purchasing them…including foreign central banks.
How Cities Run Dry
How afflicted cities are trying to cope with water shortages.
What Is a “Fair” Drug Price?
Debunking Big Pharma whinging over Inflation Reduction Act drug price negotiations.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; The state of the electoral college; Trump turning populist in the home stretch? Democrats: institutional advantages, political disabilitiesBoeing “Best And Final Offer” roundly rejected by machinists ~
Fog of (Dis)Information in Escalating Israel-Lebanon Conflict
Some updates on the escalating Israel-Lebanon conflict and on the poor state of reporting.
China and Mexico Seek to Deepen Cooperation As Bilateral Trade Surges to Record Levels
Amid rising diplomatic tensions with the US, Mexico’s diplomatic and economic relations with China appear to be going from strength to strength.
Days After Rate Cut, S&P’s Flash PMI Sees Rising Inflation and Exhorts the Fed to “Move Cautiously” with “Further Rate Cuts”
S&P: “The “reacceleration of inflation” suggests “the Fed cannot totally shift its focus away from its inflation target.”
Closing the Health Gap: How Chronic Illness Drives Health Inequality Early On
A look at how chronic disease by age and income cohort affects health inequality.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/23/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Latest on Trump assassinations; there’s now a price on Trump’s head; Spooks move toward authenticating election outcomes; Latest on MI, MT, NC, PA, etc.; Boeing $30 billion share issue to solve its $10 billion cash crunch? ~
