Action Delayed, Justice Denied by Voluntary ESG Approach
A useful debunking of the consultant-enriching, board-distracting, and potentially regulatory-underming con known as ESG investing.
Read more...Category Archives: Social policy
With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope!
Tax breaks to the rich mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more calls to gut programs like Social Security that protect ordinary citizens
Read more...Using Opioid Settlement Cash for Police Gear Like Squad Cars and Scanners Sparks Debate
A look at how different communities are deploying opioid settlement cash. But no clear data on policing versus treatment.
Read more...The Explosion of Israel’s Formaldehyde Strategy in Gaza
There can be no peace in Palestine without justice, which means Israel’s policy of disengagement, brutal apartheid, and occupation must end.
Read more...The Need to Disarm the Discourse on China
On US escalation versus China, particularly on the PR front.
Read more...After Poland’s Elections: Democracy and Keynesianism?
A divergent take on Poland elections: PiS lost becaue it promised to address the costs of 1990s shock doctrine but then did little.
Read more...New York City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents
New York City will send arriving migrant families seeking shelter to a former airfield. Those now in shelters get 60-day eviction notices.
Read more...Deaths of Despair Afflict More Cohorts Than Case-Deaton Originally Found
Deaths of despair turn out to be more widespread than thought earlier. Yet lack of interest in this collective tragedy persists.
Read more...Rob Urie: Is It Fascism Yet?
Rob Urie provides a follow-on post to focus on a topic he mentioned in passing: fascism on the left, and fascism generally.
Read more...Europe’s Anti-Immigrant Governments Learn to Love Immigration
European “nationalist” governments embrace EU-prescribed austerity and pursue exploitable immigrant labor for their overlords despite running on anti-immigrant platforms.
Read more...Your Devices Spy Even More on You: Barometric Readings and Google’s Passkey Default
Some sightings on the “your smartphone is a spy” front.
Read more...Beware Climate Finance Charade
Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the industry is bizarrely touted as part of the solution.
Read more...American Society Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.
The surprising history of the car in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.
Read more...Rob Urie: Americans Are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain
How Americans, or at least their putative leaders, are pursing policies that are deranged and increasingly authoritarian.
Read more...More on Ukraine’s Desperate Economy
A recent report on conditions in Ukraine paints a more dire picture than your humble blogger had imagined, and I have an active imagination.
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