Len Zwelling

If They Are Going To Treat You Like You Work At A Carwash, Why Not Act Like It? By Leonard Zwelling          This appears above the fold in the NY Times Business section on Labor Day. How appropriate! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/07/business/economy/nonunion-employees-turn-to-work-site-committees-for-protection.html?ref=business&_r=0          Steven Greenhouse reports on how some workers at a local carwash in Santa Fe, New […]

The Two GMO Wars: Agriculture and Oncology By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/us/food-industry-enlisted-academics-in-gmo-lobbying-war-emails-show.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0          This front page NY Times (September 6, 2015) story reveals that the most damning of emails may not emanate from a server in Hillary’s dining room in Chappaqua or a bathroom in Colorado.          It seems that the problem of having academics for

When the Editorial Board of the NY Times Writes Silliness, It’s Best To Ignore It By Leonard Zwelling          I’ve been reading the NY Times since I could read. That means I have had newsprint stained hands every Sunday for the past 65 years or so. I have come to rely on the NY Times

Follow the Money: Who’s Got It And Why By Leonard Zwelling          No one associated with the Watergate Scandal ever really said ‘follow the money” although this phrase has migrated into the lore of political intrigue and investigative journalism thanks to the motion picture, “All the President’s Men,” and the quote from Deep Throat (Hal

Deals: Are They Really Good for Academia? By Leonard Zwelling          Once again, a deal has been announced between MD Anderson and a commercial entity.  This one is with Immatics. http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/immatics-md-anderson-partner-60m-immuno-oncology-t-cell-spinout/2015-08-25?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal          If I understand it correctly, the deal sounds great. There appears to be almost $60M coming to Anderson in private cash and grants

Through a Glass Darkly: Shared Governance Is Only a Start. Where’s the Money and Who Decides On What It Is Spent? By Leonard Zwelling          In 1 Corinthians 13:12, the Apostle Paul uses the phrase with which I entitled this blog. In the days of Paul, mirrors (the glass) did not have the fidelity of

Dueling Billions: Is The Oprah the Only Answer to The Donald? By Leonard Zwelling          Only the Democrats are currently spared the problem of devising an answer to Trump. No matter who The Donald insults from women, to reporters, to women reporters, to Latinos, to his fellow competitors for the GOP nomination, the only people

The Critical Importance of Agnotology: The Study of Ignorance By Leonard Zwelling          This is not a rant about the idiots in charge of some organizations. I have surely written enough of those.          Nope, this is about an op-ed in the NY Times on Monday, August 24, by Jamie Holmes who is an expert

Swimming Up the Bayou Is Like Swimming Up the Amazon With the Piranha: The Common Cultures of an Abusive Internet Giant, a Major Cancer Center, and the Largest Federally-Qualified Health Clinic in Houston By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/22/opinion/joe-nocera-jeff-bezos-and-the-amazon-way.html?ref=topics          In a much talked about article on the front page of last Sunday’s NY Times (August 16,

Does MD Anderson Use Enron Accounting Techniques? By Leonard Zwelling          I simply cannot figure it out. How is it that MD Anderson, a non-profit associated with the University of Texas, is always showing a profit? Whoops. I mean a margin, as if there is a difference. And how is it that MD Anderson is