Why Voters Rejected Plans to Replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and What’s Next for Policing Reform
Assessing the significance of Minneapolis voters turning down an initiative to “replace” the police.
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Debt Cancellation: Taxi Drivers Savor Victory as Medallion Debt Bailout Deal Ends Hunger Strike
How New York City taxi drivers won a rare and much needed debt restructuring.
Read more...COP26: Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?
COP26 revealed climate activists have a very long way to go, and not necessarily in the way they think.
Read more...Why Everyone Should Support Cutting Methane Emissions
Why a US measure to reduce methane emissions, while a step forward, is still in “less than meets the eye” terrain.
Read more...The Many Stories of Diwali Share a Common Theme of Triumph of Justice
On the mythology and meaning of Diwali in different traditions.
Read more...Pandora’s Box: How Scottish and Irish Partnerships Are Used in International Crime
Techical fixes could do a great deal to curb nefarious use of Scottish limited partnerships, but the will to do much has been wanting.
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British Medical Journal: “Researcher Blows the Whistle on Data Integrity Issues in Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial”
A new BMJ article raises serious questions about how Pfizer ran its Covid-19 clinical trial.
Read more...Democrats’ Freakout: McAuliffe Loses VA Governor Race by Nearly 3 Points; NJ Governor Result Too Close to Call
Voters are not eating cake, um, the Democrats’ dogfood.
Read more...Deere Union Members Reject Second Management Offer; Key Demands Include Greater Workplace Say
Deere union members at 12 of 14 factories put the screws on management by rejecting their latest offer.
Read more...Will Glasgow Fix Broken Climate Finance Promises?
A sad but not surprising tally of how the Glasgow summit fell way short on climate handwaves, um, commitments.
Read more...866-662-3339: The “Equifax” Verification Fraud as Illustration of Pervasive Scamming in the US
How fraudsters at 866-662-3339 pretend to be affiliated with Equifax but scream otherwise with their conduct, plus how to mess with them.
Read more...‘Manchin Is a F**king Snake’: Progressives Urged to Keep Pushing for Both Bills
Jayapal is “letting the president” handle Manchin after he says he won’t budge on the reconciliation package.
Read more...Why the US Supply Chain Crisis Is Intractable and Will Get Worse
The US supply chain problem will only get worse in the absence of aggressive Federal action….and we know how likely that is.
Read more...Lebanon: “We’re all going to hell”
A look at the disaster that Lebanon has become and the significance of its fractures and foreign jockeying.
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