Why the Food System Is the Next Frontier in Climate Action
Virtually all paths to a net-zero-emissions food system rely on consumers in high-income countries shifting to a more plant-forward diet
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TSA, UPS Brutalizing Shipments. What Gives?
UPS and TSA are serious hazards to your stuff.
Read more...Ukraine Conflict Highlights Key Question for Africa: Should We Focus on the Problems of the Elite, or Those Faced by the Majority of the Population?
Professor Sokona, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, on how Ukraine has reshaped thinking in Africa and on the needed transformation in its leadership
Read more...Naked Capitalism (Again) Named One of Top 100 Economics Blogs
Naked Capitalism again makes the cut!
Read more...Is Labour Purging the Left? Inside the Party’s Embattled Selection Process
‘This is the most fundamental attempt to change the DNA of the Labour Party in its entire history’
Read more...Leaks Reveal Reality Behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine
While lying to the public is routine, the Pentagon leaks show officials have been selling fabrications about how Ukraine is faring.
Read more...Hoisted From Comments: “A Tale of Two Sciences”
Pontius Pilate asked, “What is truth?” Time to ask “What is science?” since our market system creates sciences that aren’t very scientific.
Read more...Vzglyad – “It’s Time for Russia to Change Its Position in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”
As fallout from movement in geopolitical tectonic plates, Russia may be close to revisings its stance towards Israel and Palestine.
Read more...Banks Try to Make Security Customer-Friendly. Not a Good Mix.
Retail bank security ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Read more...Links 4/19/2023
The Presidential Campaign of Convict 9653
Eugene Debs, the socialist who ran for President despite being a convict times two, is again in the spotlight.
Read more...The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom
Why renewables are not a free lunch.
Read more...A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?
Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.
Read more...Tracking the EU Decoupling from Russia
Taking stock of the EU’s economic divorce from Russia.
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