By TaleSlinger
I thought this article on the state of the world was interesting and thought-provoking, though it didn’t discuss the issue of Climate Change and its future effects. As troubling as the recent …
Read MoreWe are all free to our own opinions. And if we have the power, we are free to our own facts, apparently. This has much wider implications than the current …
Read MoreIts been clear for more than a decade that in order to stay below 2 degrees C, many assets on fossil fuel companies’ balance sheets must remain stranded, at huge …
Read MoreThis is a question that should have been resolved long ago. However, we still spend $480 billion in subsidies to oil, coal and natural gas companies. There’s another $1.4 trillion …
Read MoreThe climate pledges that the Chinese and US have agreed to are a “glass half full”. Its an agreement, and some have applauded it as the Guardian’s “China makes larger pledges …
Read MoreI thought this quick analysis from Rachel Maddow on how to judge the Obama administration’s progress is worth remembering: The Romney Standard: Mitt Romney said during the 2012 campaign that if Americans elect …
Read MoreNot surprisingly, giving disadvantaged youth summer jobs reduces violent crime (there’s no difference for property and drug crimes). Youth employment programs have been studied in the past with mixed results. Most of the …
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