Yearly Archives: 2021
Biden administration pushes 80 percent clean electricity standard by 2030
"Our goal is to enact this into law."
‘A warrant is not a license to kill’: Rev. William Barber condemns police ‘execution’...
The family says it shows Brown was shot in the back of the head while his hands were on the steering wheel of a car, calling it an “execution.”
Economics 101 and robotics
Regardless of how our society develops, the important thing is for all of us to care for those who are living.
Media evasions on racism and the role of Derek Chauvin
The main perpetrators and beneficiaries of systemic racism include powerful corporations that sponsor news outlets that have aimed a bright spotlight at this killer cop.
Ethiopia: Violence instability and the need for law and order
Throughout Ethiopia, there is a powerful movement towards justice and freedom, a movement that despite the best efforts of the men of hate and violence must prevail.
Reporting from around the world, Reese Erlich was a beacon of independent journalism
While Reese won prizes, including a Peabody Award, he did something far more important -- skillfully and consistently challenging “the basic assumptions of empire.”
Biden order will raise minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour
Economists have estimated that hiking the wage floor to $15 for federal contract workers would result in direct raises for at least 240,000 low-wage employees.
How the Federal Reserve is increasing wealth inequality
The Fed’s low-interest-rate policies have stabilized the economy and turbocharged the stock market. But those who don’t own lots of stocks haven’t benefited anywhere near as much as those who do.
World military spending rises to a hefty $2.0 trillion despite UN pleas for cutbacks
There’s still time to reevaluate this approach, restructure U..S military spending, and focus on human needs.
Fossil fuel companies are promoting ‘lower carbon,’ ‘responsibly sourced’ oil and gas
The oil and gas industry is looking to capitalize off an increasingly-popular socially responsible investing wave that emphasizes the environment.