From Jenna Orkin
With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Monday, November 30, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
From Jenna Orkin
CDC warns eight COVID-19 infections are missed for every one counted
How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence - 2016
Thursday, November 26, 2020
TK News by Matt Taibbi: Google was now pushing viewers away from alternative sources, such that an article in the New York Times about Trotskyism might be ranked ahead of the world’s leading Trotskyite media organ...
At repeated hearings in Washington, figures like Mark Warner and Adam Schiff would demand over and over again that Google, Facebook, and Twitter censor left-wing content.
How do we avoid future authoritarians? Winning back the working class is keyBernie Sanders
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
From Jenna Orkin
Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding, November 13, 2020
Federal Scientific Integrity Policies: A Primer, November 20, 2020
Vaccine Safety in the United States: Overview and Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines, November 4, 2020
Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy, updated November 23, 2020
Federal Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology, October 27, 2020
Federal Scientific Integrity Policies: A Primer, November 20, 2020
Vaccine Safety in the United States: Overview and Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccines, November 4, 2020
Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy, updated November 23, 2020
Federal Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology, October 27, 2020
Oil wipes out most of its pandemic losses and hits its highest since March, as a vaccine rollout turns traders bullish on 2021
Architects are designing the airports of the future as the coronavirus pandemic forces new thinking on how we travel - take a look
Flyers may someday take individual pods directly from the terminal to their planes while security and border checks are virtually conducted.
The prospect of a Trump memoir is already filling publishing workers with dread — and could lead to revolt
A Big Five publishing-house editor says the "best-kept secret" is that "so much of the industry is supported by conservative authors."
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Monday, November 23, 2020
From Jenna Orkin
Kissinger Warns Biden of U.S.-China Catastrophe on Scale of WWI
UNICEF: Schools are not 'main drivers' of Covid among kids
So what's killing the teachers?
Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers
FREEA Randomized Controlled Trial
Older population
Sunday, November 22, 2020
From Jenna Orkin
SECNAV Braithwaite Calls for New U.S. 1st Fleet Near Indian, Pacific Oceans
China Vaccine Arrives in Sao Paulo With Virus Cases on the Rise
Talk about a scorched earth policy! - JO
China’s ‘bat woman’ says COVID-19 did not originate in Wuhan lab
Covid: chemicals found in everyday products could hinder vaccine
Uh oh
How to spot a deepfake, according to experts who clocked the fake persona behind the Hunter Biden dossier
Look for vague textures, weird hairlines, and strange ears.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
From Jenna Orkin
New COVID-19 cases in Michigan's prisons hit all-time high
New Data Suggest Covid Immunity Could Last Years
Georgia confirms Biden victory and finds no widespread fraud after statewide audit
US military reports record number of coronavirus cases
We describe what we believe is the first instance of complete COVID-19 testing of all passengers and crew on an isolated cruise ship during the current COVID-19 pandemic