Tag: inequality
Can an unequal earth beat climate change?
“Addressing climate change effectively and justly requires us to transform the unjust social and economic systems that gave us climate change in the first place.”
New data paint an unpleasant picture of poverty in the US
The bad news is that poverty still exceeds the 11.3 percent rate of 2000 and far too many people are poor in a country that is so rich.
A nightmare of another time: 50 year anniversary of the end...
What happened for many years to gays on Fire Island seems like a nightmare of another time – and it was.
Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death, but rising inequality...
Not everyone is struggling. In fact, some actually benefit economically from these extreme weather events.
A foreign policy that can change everything for everyone
Women talk about gender, racial and economic justice. But anti-war messaging is still missing from the resistance movement – and there can be no justice without peace.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 14, 2018
DNC will take fossil fuel money after all, Income inequality in America vs. Europe, and more.
How ‘Janus’ will boost income inequality in America
The U.S. Supreme Court has totally ignored that union warning with its Janus decision.
Inequality social dysfunction and misery
Income and wealth inequality is not simply a monetary issue, it is a complex social crisis that supports and strengthens notions of superiority and inferiority, and was described by President Barak Obama in 2013 as “the defining challenge of our time.”
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).