Yearly Archives: 2021
What’s that ‘surtax’ doing in Build Back Better?
The new Build Back Better surtax might just turn out to be a giant first tax step toward the more equal America that we all so desperately need.
Ethiopia conflict by US design
The U.S. and her puppets (UK, EU etc) have, to the incredulity of many, stood behind the terrorists and not the government of Ethiopia, or the Ethiopian people.
Inflation is complicated, but making it better doesn’t have to be
The best thing we can do to offset the pain of inflation—whatever its cause—and for the overall health of our economy, is to raise the standard of living for all of us.
Growing Amazon deforestation a grave threat to global climate
Brazil had managed to reduce Amazon deforestation since the 2004 total of 27,772 square kilometers. This shows that it is possible, but it depends on political will and adequate management.
Normalizing vigilantism? The American right’s reaction to the Rittenhouse verdict
“This might be interpreted across the far right as a type of permission slip to do this kind of thing or to seek out altercations in this way.”
Corals spawning gives scientists hope for ‘vulnerable ecosystem’
The spawning, which was seen from recorded videos off the coast of Cairns, Queensland, "gives the scientists who observed it hope for the vulnerable ecosystem."
Amazonian manatees populations seem to be on the rise
“As they are protected and it has been made illegal to sell them, the species has had room to grow and the expectation is that [the population] is increasing.”
The big industry that COP26 failed to tackle
Our broken and inhumane food system is a huge source of emissions, so why isn’t it a major part of the climate solution?
Disaster capitalism ‘hits new heights’ as Wall Street profiteers cash in on recovery loans
“Seems a lot easier and cheaper to make an emergency fund permanent rather than pay private lender fees.”
A Thanksgiving toast
And when we raise our glasses for a toast, I will ask that they never give up fighting for a more just society. Happy Thanksgiving, friends.