Saturday, July 31, 2021
More Slaughterhouses Is Not the Solution
More Slaughterhouses Is Not the Solution: Small, family-run abattoirs have been described as ‘cornerstones' of sustainable meat production but a new investigation from the UK nonprofit Animal Justice Project paints a different picture.
Friday, July 30, 2021
Sea snot choking Turkey's waters could be a warning to the world - CBS News
Sea snot choking Turkey's waters could be a warning to the world - CBS News: One scientist says the slimy mess suffocating life in the Marmara Sea could be replicated along "overburdened" U.S. coastlines if action isn't taken.
US states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends | US news | The Guardian
US states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends | US news | The Guardian: Housing advocates are concerned that delays in rental assistance mean tenants will suddenly owe months of payments
Thursday, July 29, 2021
How many years until we must act on climate? Zero, say these climate thinkers | Jennifer Francis , Michael Mann , Holly Jean Buck and Peter Kalmus | The Guardian
How many years until we must act on climate? Zero, say these climate thinkers | Jennifer Francis , Michael Mann , Holly Jean Buck and Peter Kalmus | The Guardian: We asked a panelist of experts on when we need to start changing our economies and ways of consuming and producing. Their answer: now
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The FBI’s Domestic “War on Terror” Is an Authoritarian Power Grab
The FBI’s Domestic “War on Terror” Is an Authoritarian Power Grab: Buzzfeed has revealed the FBI played a leading role in orchestrating last year’s far-right terrorist plot against Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer — which the bureau then foiled, to great fanfare. The incident has since been used to hand the FBI even more power.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
BBC World Service - Newsday, My hunger strike to help New York's undocumented workers
BBC World Service - Newsday, My hunger strike to help New York's undocumented workers: After losing her source of income, Ana fought for a relief fund for undocumented workers
Monday, July 26, 2021
Neoliberalism Is a Political Project
Neoliberalism Is a Political Project: David Harvey on what neoliberalism actually is — and why the concept matters.
Blockbusting •
Blockbusting •: Blockbusting refers to the practice of introducing African American homeowners into previously all white neighborhoods in order to spark rapid white flight and housing price decline. Real estate speculators have historically used this technique to profit from prejudice-driven market instability. After intentionally placing an African … Read MoreBlockbusting
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Trump insurgents came within seconds of capturing 'nuclear football' on Jan. 6
Trump insurgents came within seconds of capturing 'nuclear football' on Jan. 6: During Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, video footage of events on Jan. 6 revealed just how close Mike Pence came to falling into the hands of the people who were chanting for his execution. Fourteen minutes after the mob of Trump supporters...
From George Orwell to Priti Patel: How Britain Brought its Colonial Policing Home – Byline Times
From George Orwell to Priti Patel: How Britain Brought its Colonial Policing Home – Byline Times: As the Metropolitan Police is judged to be institutionally corrupt, Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes explore how some of the biggest problems still plaguing British policing are embedded in the soil of British colonialism
Friday, July 23, 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The Rude Pundit: Why We're So Fucking Angry at the Unvaccinated
The Rude Pundit: Why We're So Fucking Angry at the Unvaccinated: Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.
Labour had £13.5 MILLION in reserves at end of Corbyn leadership – now party almost broke – SKWAWKBOX
Labour had £13.5 MILLION in reserves at end of Corbyn leadership – now party almost broke – SKWAWKBOX: Astonishing amount "spaffed up the wall" by Labour right in just over 18 months after 2019 GE As Skwawkbox reported yesterday, Labour is making ninety staff redundant - and blaming its poor financial health driven by the departure of 100,000 or more party members under the new regime, saying its reserves were down to a…
Occupation of the American Mind - WATCH THE FILM FOR FREE
Occupation of the American Mind - WATCH THE FILM FOR FREE: WATCH THE FILM FOR FREE NOW - Despite superlative reviews, The Occupation of the American Mind has been blanked by mainstream media and all major North American film festivals. To bypass this suppression, we have decided the make the entire film available for FREE online. Watch and share widely!
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Is It Time to Cancel the Olympics? by Jules Boykoff & Elmira Bayrasli - Project Syndicate
Is It Time to Cancel the Olympics? by Jules Boykoff & Elmira Bayrasli - Project Syndicate: Even when the world isn’t gripped by a pandemic, staging the Olympic Games can create serious problems for local populations. So, why do cities and countries keep seeking to host them?
Monday, July 19, 2021
Migration Is Not a "Crisis." It's Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide.
Migration Is Not a "Crisis." It's Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide.: Migration Is Not a “Crisis.” It’s Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Moon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts - CNN
Moon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts - CNN: Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A "dramatic" surge in high-tide floods is just over a decade away for nearly all US mainland coastlines, Hawaii and Guam, according to NASA.
Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon | Surveillance | The Guardian
Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon | Surveillance | The Guardian: Spyware sold to authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians and journalists, data suggests
Private spy software sold by NSO Group found on cellphones worldwide - Washington Post
Private spy software sold by NSO Group found on cellphones worldwide - Washington Post: Military-grade spyware licensed by an Israeli firm to governments for tracking terrorists and criminals was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women close to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and 16 media partners.
There is no state, county or city in the country where a full-time, minimum-wage worker can afford a two-bedroom rental, a new report says.
Minimum wage workers can't afford rent anywhere in America - CNN: Housing has become so expensive in the United States that the typical minimum wage worker cannot afford rent, according to a new report.
Topic: The Pegasus Project | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site
Topic: The Pegasus Project | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site: A powerful hacking tool called Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, has been used to spy on journalists, human rights activists, the fiancée of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others, according to a months-long investigation by 17 news organizations, including FRONTLINE.
The investigation of the spyware was coordinated by the journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories, with technical support from Amnesty International’s Security Lab. Forbidden Stories and Amnesty had access to a leak of more than 50,000 records of phone numbers concentrated in countries known to be NSO clients. NSO has disputed the findings of the reporting and said it will investigate all credible claims of misuse and take appropriate action.
FRONTLINE is producing a documentary with Forbidden Stories. Click on our live blog to find links to major stories from our partner news outlets.
Nobody Wants to Be a Serf Anymore - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
Nobody Wants to Be a Serf Anymore - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: “Job openings are at record highs. Why aren’t Americans filling them?”
— The Wall Street Journal, 7/9/21
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Saturday, July 17, 2021
A Green New Deal Can Win, Even Among Building Trades Unions
A Green New Deal Can Win, Even Among Building Trades Unions: In order for the Green New Deal to move forward, organized labor must take it up as a demand. Building trades unions have been written off as hopelessly reactionary on fighting climate change — but they shouldn't be, as one union electrician explains.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
NASA predicts a "wobble" in the moon's orbit may lead to record flooding on Earth - CBS News
NASA predicts a "wobble" in the moon's orbit may lead to record flooding on Earth - CBS News: A wobble in the moon's orbit will raise high tides even higher, exacerbating the devastating effects of sea-level rise.
Not right now, moon
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh - Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Suffering
Thich Nhat Hanh - Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Suffering: Instead, we should fear not knowing how to handle our suffering, according to Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in his book The Art of Living.
Saturday, July 10, 2021
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The climate crisis is a crime story | Climate Change | Al Jazeera
The climate crisis is a crime story | Climate Change | Al Jazeera: Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price.
Dick Lewontin, 1929-2021 – Why Evolution Is True
Dick Lewontin, 1929-2021 – Why Evolution Is True: Although my Ph.D. advisor Richard Lewontin—known to everyone as "Dick" and to his students as "The Boss"—hadn't been well lately and wasn't receiving visitors, the news of his death yesterday at 92 was still a shock. He was without a doubt the most important figure in my career as an evolutionary geneticist, helping form me…
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea ice by 2035
Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea ice by 2035: A new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035.
Climate change will bring hotter heat waves every summer - Los Angeles Times
Climate change will bring hotter heat waves every summer - Los Angeles Times: To say that 120 degrees in Canada is a 'once in 1,000 years' event is nonsense at this point, because the baseline has shifted so radically.
First steps into Buddhist meditation – Buddhism now
First steps into Buddhist meditation – Buddhism now: You cannot change the past, arrange the future to suit yourself, or make other people say and do the things you want them to say and do. All of your power is contained within this moment, related t…
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Satisfactions (Jack Nitzsche) - I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUMMER ROMANCE (1966)
One of the King/ Coffin classics AND a Jack Nietzsche classics, and a personal fave
Friday, July 2, 2021
COVID, capitalism, climate: the way forward | rabble.ca
COVID, capitalism, climate: the way forward | rabble.ca: In the sixth and final episode of the Courage My Friends podcast special series, we welcome eco-feminist, scientist, author and celebrated global climate justice leader, Dr. Vandana Shiva. Our discussion takes us beyond borders to the global realties of this pandemic -- a pandemic that is most acutely felt by low-income nations who must contend with deep legacies of poverty amid the callous disregard of a global economic system that continues to leave the south behind. According to Shiva: "We need to see the multiple pandemics right now. The pandemic of COVID.
‘Ocean on fire’: Flames erupt in Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline ruptures | The Independent
‘Ocean on fire’: Flames erupt in Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline ruptures | The Independent: Bright orange blaze captured in Yucatan peninsula
Thursday, July 1, 2021
With Time Running Out To Cut Carbon From Buildings, Industry Just Tightened Its Grip | HuffPost
With Time Running Out To Cut Carbon From Buildings, Industry Just Tightened Its Grip | HuffPost: Mundane as it may seem, the future of U.S. climate policy could rest on what happens over the next few years with national building codes.
Buildings are major emitters, which means we need building codes — updated every 3 years — to eliminate fossil fuel use. But the private consortium that writes codes for the U.S. just gave gas utilities new power to dictate what’s in the 2024 codes.
Buildings are major emitters, which means we need building codes — updated every 3 years — to eliminate fossil fuel use. But the private consortium that writes codes for the U.S. just gave gas utilities new power to dictate what’s in the 2024 codes.
Aaaand Here They Come | Labor Notes
Aaaand Here They Come | Labor Notes: Employers never let a crisis go to waste. Like clockwork, after this awful year, here come the demands for concessions. Steelworkers at Allegheny Technologies are on strike to defend their benefits. The company wants them to start paying more, though it’s flush with cash. If you ask why, you’re not thinking like an employer. The mountain climber George Mallory, when asked why
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