Lawsuit targets Shell’s board of directors over energy transition plans
Shell admits in internal documents it has “no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio.”
Central banks have gone rogue, putting us all at risk
Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market. To say they are buying up the planet may be an exaggeration, but they could.
Senators call for Trump’s education secretary nominee to pay $5.3M in fines
DeVos has neither responded to their letter, nor announced any plans to ensure payment of the delinquent fines.
Germany begins trial for universal basic income
Germany will provide the citizens a monthly stipend of €1,200, or about $1,430, which is just above the country's poverty level.
France passes controversial bill making cameras mandatory in all slaughterhouses
The French national assembly voted on Friday to monitor slaughterhouse practices and worker behavior to prevent animal cruelty as well as hygiene and safety violations.
Is CIA director Bill Burns a Biden yes-man, a Putin apologist or a peacemaker?
The insight on Russia that he provided to his government during many years as a diplomat and then ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will answer some critical questions regarding his current role in the Biden administration.
New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics over the next 4 years
“Phasing out unnecessary and problematic plastics will help reduce waste to landfill, improve our recycling system and encourage reusable or environmentally responsible alternatives.”
To avert failure, Biden should listen to the “radicals” – not corporate media
The Biden administration will fail unless he listens to voices of change, even Schumer’s, rather than corporate voices urging timidity.
Massive, relentless attacks on the U.S. media; a precursor to a totalitarian state?
The big question then is; what kind of a president with what kind of characteristics would be needed to take this country in that dangerous direction?
How one organization is keeping the spirit of Occupy Wall Street alive
Occupy Wall Street changed the world and how people articulated their grievances, but it did not last long enough to seize upon its own victories.