Alabama to Get New Marine Sanctuary? 7 hours 46 min ago Just off the Alabama coast lies a unique submerged 60,000 year-old cypress forest. Legislation is pending to preserve it from marauders.
Reader Query: Getting a Covid Vaccine in Your Area 10 hours 48 min ago ow difficult is the process for getting a Covid vaccine where you live?
Wolf Richter: Historic Mania in SPACs, IPOs. Huge Fees for Wall Street Banks. Mega Paydays for Insiders. Disdain for Valuations. Blind Faith that “This Time It’s Different” 11 hours 6 min ago SPAC mania, with billions raised: this time it’s different, everyone is saying again – another sign that the zoo has gone nuts.
Coronavirus and Banking: Evaluating Policy Options for Avoiding a Financial Crisis 12 hours 2 min ago A scorecard for various approaches to combatting the looming European banking crisis.
Say It Ain’t So, Joe: Character Clause May Bar Any Candidate from Election to Baseball Hall of Fame This Year January 24, 2021 - 7:30pm An expansive interpretation of a character test is excluding baseball's top performers from induction into the Hall of Fame; should it?
Rights Advocates Alarmed by US Spy Agency’s Purchase of Warrantless Phone Location Data January 24, 2021 - 5:25am Defense Intelligence Agency skirts constitutional warrant requirements by buying location data from data brokers.
Why Does Inequality Produce High Crime and Low Trust? January 23, 2021 - 6:50am Why bad conduct is more prevalent in societies with high inequality.
A Healthy Microbiome Builds a Strong Immune System That Could Help Defeat COVID-19 January 23, 2021 - 6:45am A happy gut = better immune responses = higher odds of beating back Covid. Eat more pickles!
The Organizational Capacity and Behavioral Characteristics of the Capitol Rioters (First Cut) January 22, 2021 - 5:55pm What did the Capitol rioters actually do?
COVID-19 Is Pushing Migrants Back to Their Home Countries January 22, 2021 - 6:17am With Covid-19 driving many migrants to return to their countries of origin, governments need to implement better reintegration plans.
The Next Neoliberal President… January 22, 2021 - 5:00am A clear eyed and therefore not cheery look at where President Biden is set to take the US.
What Can Sanders Do as Budget Chair? – Rob Johnson January 22, 2021 - 4:54am Sanders is about to have considerable influence on spending priorities. Where and how does he have leverage?
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/21/2021 January 21, 2021 - 2:00pm ~ Today's Water Cooler ~ More on the inaugural ~
Rise of the Superstar Firms: Taking Oligopoly Seriously in Macroeconomics January 21, 2021 - 9:55am Quelle surprise! Only now that EU and US officials are up in arms about monopolies are macroeconomics pros taking it seriously.
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