Take us to your breeder: The superbugs have arrived. One percent of e. coli and Kleibsella pneumoniae in China has developed resistance, mainly because of overuse of colistin to speed livestock growth. And last week we learned that a Nevada woman died last fall from a “nightmare” infection resistant to
Lawyer gets out of speeding ticket and sparks Constitutional questions in the process. A traffic camera caught his car speeding, but he got the police to admit they had no way to prove he was the driver at the time. And, if no one is injured, the city has no
In push for investors to disclose carbon risks, California moves ahead of the pack. The state insurance commissioner unveiled a tool for his charges to assess exposure to investments that will decline as the climate changes and the economy shifts. Insurers, who are required to make low-risk investments, have
Does the Washington Consensus die with the terminated TPP? For a quarter-century, the Washington Consensus provided the paradigm for the international orientation of the United States. Coined by an economist in 1989 to refer to 10 points of neoliberal-ish economic theory agreed upon in practice by the IMF,
A brief history of America’s marches makes the media look a touch pessimistic MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell does a short history of inauguration protests to explain why the Women’s March was so significant. “The American news media was not exactly filled with predictions of the protests’ future
Not everyone accepted Obama’s clemency. One man is waiting for it to be extended to others. A former restaurant owner from Waco, in for crack cocaine crimes, elected to stay in jail as a “silent protest” against the imprisonment of nonviolent offenders. “I would ask President Obama to sign
John Kerry’s faith in diplomacy led to huge gains for environment and internationalism, but it also led to big failures in Middle East Despite a good deal of skepticism as incoming Secretary of State, John Kerry threw himself into the job to mixed results. His ambitions for peace in
“The result was that a percussive rhythm emerged, one that I hadn’t created myself.” A musician pays homage to emergence by programming his drum synths to sift out a beat from the random noise of raindrops on his roof. ↩︎ posted Jan. 11, 2017 Life is like an eddy in
Footage of the Senate’s Obamacare repeal vote, which passed 51-48. Watch on mute, pair perhaps with a dirge of your choice. ↩︎ posted Jan. 9, 2017 Obamacare less popular than its synonym, the Affordable Care Act Obama says he’s happy to let Trump take up the healthcare reform
More complicated car tech could mean the return of auto manufacturing to the United States The opening of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada signals the United States’ contention with the Asian companies that have dominated the battery cell market. The shift towards higher-tech manufacturing is already driving automakers like
