By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The United States Supreme Court weighed in…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Microfibers – pieces of microplastics less than…
Rat who detected land mines in Cambodia dies in retirement AP In Assam, artificial nests for barn owls are helping farmers befriend the natural rodent killer Scroll Birdwatch: the stately…
By Margaret Kadiri, Lecturer in Physical Geography, King’s College London. Originally published at The Conversation The UN climate summit COP26, held in November 2021, focused the world’s attention on the urgent…
Jerri-Lynn here. I’m amazed any of these administration jokers still have jobs. While they dither about mask guidance and distribution, Omicron gallops across the country. Even if only half the…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Judge James Boasberg of the federal district…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. This week has seen an uptick in…
Dolphins Perform Elaborate Spin Dives to Hunt Prey TreeHugger LIFE AND DEATH AMONG THE VANISHED IN THE HIMALAYAS’ PARVATI VALLEY Crime Reads Interview: Zeynep Pamuk on the Case for Creating…
Jerri-Lynn here. I happened upon this interesting video by Glenn Greenwald, discussing vaccine mandates and the Djokovic situation. Grab a cup – or pot! – of coffee and enjoy. The…
By Brett Wilkins. Originally published at Common Dreams Human rights defenders marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba under the administration…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The Interior Department announced yesterday that it…
A pet dog ran off into the mountain wilderness. Four months later, rescuers found it trapped in 5 feet of snow. WaPo Dolphins Have a Fully Functional Clitoris, Study Finds…
Jerri-Lynn here. Early auguries suggest the Democrats are going to get slammed in the upcoming mid-terms. As well they should, given their failure to deliver on any measures to improve…
By Bob Henson,Yale Climate Connections. Originally published at Yale Climate Connections. Apart from one catastrophic cold wave, it was warm-season-type threats, from tornadoes to wildfires – regardless of the calendar…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. New York could become the first place…
Farmer gives cows VR headsets to reduce anxiety and increase milk production Metro In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot Scroll…
Ben Norton, Inflation and banking 2022 Economist Michael Hudson discusses the global inflation crisis and how the US Federal Reserve quietly (and apparently illegally) bailed out big banks in 2019 with…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Today, I want to address a simple,…
2022 gardening guide: what to do from January to June to make your summer bloom The Guardian Only That I Were an Official Person! Lapham’s Quarterly Dissolving Genre: Toward Finding New…
By Esther Pugh, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Leeds Beckett UniversityOriginally published at The Conversation A bone china teapot, a pair of leather brogues, a poetry book,…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. To those of a certain age, ‘toxic…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Most Naked Capitalism readers probably don’t need…
inscribing the devil fish 3 AM: Magazine Christopher Hitchens Was Fearless The Atlantic. Graydon Carter. Scottish Gaelic supporters seek to reverse language’s rapid decline FT Philosophy’s lack of progress Aeon…
By Jake Johnson. Originally published at Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday demanded that Congress act urgently to ensure the widespread distribution of N95 masks to U.S. households as…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. We’re number one! The U.S. remains the…
Jerri-Lynn here. Yves asked me to place this message at the top of today’s Links: Yesterday when I wrote that my mother had gone to the hospital, in an early…
By Marcia Rieke, Regents Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona. Originally published at The Conversation The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space on Dec. 25, 2021, and with it,…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Getting serious about mitigating climate change means…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Following a November decision by a federal…
George Orwell outside the whale New Statesman. Ian McEwan. John le Carré’s Novels Weren’t Just Spy Thrillers — They Were High Literature Jacobin I’m 1/3 through reading Silverview, his last.…
By Andrea Germanos. Originally published at Common Dreams Amazon was accused Saturday of putting corporate profits above worker safety following the tornado-caused partial collapse of a St. Louis-area warehouse that…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. California will soon launch the largest household…
The Impossible Politics of Johnny Cash The Atlantic The week in wildlife – in pictures Guardian Storm Drains Keep Swallowing People During Floods Pro Publica SantaCon returns to NYC NY…
By Daniela De Lorenzo, researcher and reporter of DeSmog, whose work has also appeared in publications such as VICE News, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, and Wired, and Rachel Sherrington, Rachel…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court…
The Globetrotting Dragonfly That Follows the Monsoon The Wire A Utopia of Useful Things Lapham’s Quarterly Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises Deutsche Welle What Was So Special About Greta…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Association…
By Medea Benjamin, cofounder of CODEPINK for Peace, and author of several books, including Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Nicolas J.…
By Anis Chowdhury, Adjunct Professor at Western Sydney University and University of New South Wales (Australia), who held senior United Nations positions in New York and Bangkok and Jomo Kwame…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Swedish retailer IKEA has announced it will…
By Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University. Originally published at The Conversation Facebook’s approach to users’ data has just been dealt a major blow…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The Wall Street Journal reported on new…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Coral reef ecosystems are especially vulnerable to…
Dancer, singer … spy: France’s Panthéon to honour Josephine Baker Guardian An odd card trick Chalkdust Guatemalan stowaway, 26, is found in landing gear of American Airlines flight at Miami…
By Stewart Lansley,Visiting Fellow, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol., University of Bristol. Originally published at The Conversation Despite the early claims of British prime minister Boris Johnson’s much…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Last week, in the first opioids jury…
Kongthong: The Indian village where your name is a song BBC It’s Been 30 Years Since Freddie Mercury Died. His Music Is Still the Soundtrack of Our Lives The Wire…
By Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood,Lecturer, University of St Andrews and Edward H. AllisonDirector of Science and Research, WorldFish, CGIAR System Organization and Edward H. Allison, Director of Science and Research, WorldFish, CGIAR System…
By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just published an expose…
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