Matt Stoller: #OccupyWallStreet Is a Church of Dissent, Not a Protest
Trying to clear up the rear-view-mirror takes on OccupyWallStreet, ten years later.
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Can the Economy Afford NOT To Fight Climate Change?
Yves here. If humans are fortunate enough merely to suffer a Jackpot rather than a full-bore collapse, perhaps future historians will try to make sense of why individuals and governments did pretty much squat to prevent climate change even when they recognized it really was well underway and would produce very bad outcomes. I imagine […]
Read more...Global Coral Coverage Down by Half Since the 1950s
Coral reefs worldwide are facing impacts from climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution.
Read more...Covax Misses its 2021 Delivery Target – What’s Gone Wrong in the Fight Against Vaccine Nationalism?
Conversation.
The latest supply forecast for Covax – the programme for sharing COVID-19 vaccines around the world – suggests that accelerating vaccination in low-income countries looks unlikely.
US Urged to End Drone Strikes After Pentagon Says Killing 10 Afghan Civilians Was ‘Horrible Mistake’
“That was not a ‘mistake,'” said journalist Anand Giridharadas. “War crimes are not oopsies.”
Read more...The Symptoms Show American Culture Is Transitioning into a Violent Oligarchy
We are witnessing today in America the symptoms of a culture going through the early stages of transition from pluralistic democracy to violent oligarchy.
Read more...Sports Desk: Top College Athletes Strike Endorsement Deals; Meanwhile, the NCAA Seeks to Influence Pending Federal Legislation
The NCAA has changed its rules so that student-athletes can profit from commercial endorsement deals that use their names, images, and likenesses.
Read more...New York Bans Sale of Fossil Fuel Vehicles From 2034 Onward
New York follows California to become the second state to set a firm deadline for phasing out fossil fuel powered vehicles.
Read more...Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic
In the midst of the pandemic, more than half of U.S. states have passed legislation taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.
Read more...Forceful Vaccine Messages Backfire With Holdouts – How Can It Be Done Better?
Health communication researchers have found that simple changes to message wording can make a big difference.
Read more...18 Vaccine Experts, Including Top FDA Scientists, Publish Review in The Lancet Saying Current Evidence Doesn’t Support Need for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for the Fully Vaccinated
Top international vaccine experts contend current evidence does not support a need for boosters for the fully vaccinated general population at this time and recommending instead directing doses to previously unvaccinated populations.
Read more...The Counterinsurgency Myth
Counterinsurgency is an incoherent approach to conquest that the US has often attempted, with little in the way of success.
Read more...Up to Half of the $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11 Has Gone to War Profiteers
A new analysis shows that a “large portion” of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.
Read more...Biden’s Speech on Covid Vaccine Mandates, Annotated
A very close reading of Biden’s speech on vaccine mandates, and the plan on which he has staked his Presidency.
Read more...Indigenous Resistance Instrumental in Stopping High-Profile Fossil Fuel Projects, Says Report
“The longer you fight them, the better chance you have.”
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