Tuesday, April 23, 2024

A quiet conspiracy of billionaires

For decades, the Koch brothers have led a secret coup for the billionaire class.

‘Media coverage of this case has been sloppy when present at all’

CounterSpin interview with Sam Menefee-Libey on J20 Prosecution Update.

Is remote work as sustainable as we think it is?

The positives of remote work do tend to outweigh the negatives in regard to environmental sustainability.
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The corporate media is directly profiting from Mike Bloomberg’s rise as he spends fortune...

"...I don’t think any person in American history has ever spent more money cultivating an image in the public of himself as has Michael Bloomberg."

The psychology of the COVID-19 coup: The elite, their victims and those who resist

The longer it takes to muster a full response to defeat this coup, the more damage – to our rights, freedoms, economic security, opportunities, democratic governance, the global economy and the environment – will have been inflicted, making the struggle to restore them vastly more difficult.

The kind of heroes we need to actually save the planet

Collectively, we can embody a new type of hero that challenges mainstream iconography.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018

The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.

The rollback of EPA Clean Car Standards will cost you at least $500 a...

Taking away all of these protections will cost Americans upwards of $260 billion annually in climate, health, and fuel impacts.

How corporate food monopolies caused the baby formula scandal 

The fact that a handful of companies produce the majority of our food means that small disruptions will have big impacts. This time the impacts are borne by American babies.

Buying a plane ticket in Mexico

“For the first time it has ever happened to me, the website first accepted my order, and then (for some reason) I later received an email which stated that there were no longer tickets available at the price I wanted, and they jacked the price up $65.”