Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Afternoon Links

This and that for your Thursday reading. – Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner discuss how even crucial advances like vaccines are under threat due to the ruthlessly persistent anti-science message being used to excuse continuing disregard for human health. And Jonathan Watts reports on new research showing that we’re reaching dangerous climate

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Alberta Politics: Alberta’s economy has lagged the rest of Canada under the UCP, well-known economist’s study concludes

No matter how badly they mismanage it, Alberta Conservatives can usually expect to get a pass on the economy.  Tomorrow is election day in Alberta (Photo: Michael J/Creative Commons). There’s no point carping about this. It’s not just Alberta. Public opinion research suggests it’s a common delusion among the populations

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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Melody Schreiber writes about the perfectly awful timing of Joe Biden’s wrong-headed declaration that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over” even as a particularly damaging wave was cresting. And Troy Farah reports on new research showing that the treatments which previously offered some means

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