Yearly Archives: 2022
Ten surprisingly good things that happened in 2022
As we end a difficult year, let’s pause to remind ourselves of some of the positive changes that happened in 2022 that should inspire us to do more in the year to come.
Our health care system is broken—fixing it is not hard
If only the health care system received the same treatment that military spending gets from politicians and the public.
How major southeast utilities paid local media for favorable coverage
This is an example of how big money can interact with the decline in local journalism to spread false or misleading information, including about the climate crisis and appropriate solutions.
What the Pentagon doesn’t want you to know about China
Deliberate lies about China to drum up justification for more U.S. war spending needs to be urgently addressed.
‘Huge win’: Court finds EPA approval of bee-killing sulfoxaflor unlawful
"Studies show that the widespread adoption of systemic insecticides has made our landscapes 48 times more deadly for pollinators like honeybees."
Amazon’s plastic packaging problem is growing, Oceana report finds
The report found that Amazon produced 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, up 18 percent from the 599 million pounds Oceana estimated it produced in 2020.
Everybody in, nobody out
A democratic society means that everyone, including the poor, has a say in how our lives are lived and workplaces organized.
The shoddiest NFT grift confirms the carnival barker’s finale
What new, despicable broadside/ Ignites further campaign suicide?
Agreement made to increase protection of biodiversity at COP15
Are governments "finally starting to forge a peace pact with nature?”
Fusion—and its radioactive and nuclear weapons
“The harsh realities of fusion belie the claims of its proponents of ‘unlimited, clean, safe and cheap energy.'"