Debunking Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Bioeconomy…
Researcher Devlin Kuyek identifies greenwashing terms that confuse people and block real solutions to climate change.
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Nobody Cares About The Labour Files
A recent Al Jazeera documentary shows how British Labour Party officials worked alongside the media against the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. With Starmer’s Labour Party now leading in the polls, the British media have little appetite to cover their own role in undoing the Corbyn leadership.
Read more...“End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly
Conor: This is a good reminder that a) this war could be brought to an end if that wasn’t the last thing the US and the UK wanted, and b) when western media refer to the “international community” they’re typically referring only to US allies and omitting voices like the following. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas […]
Read more...Burning Books (or Rather Book Companies)
Silence is ultimately the opposite of what any decent book or book publisher stands for.
Read more...Russian Partial Mobilization: And Then There Were None
Two Russian militarty experts comment on the partial mobilization and what might come next.
Read more...Why It’s Time to Declassify the Documents From Trump’s Basement
It’s time for “Show me the documents” in the fight over records Trump had at Mar a Lago and the Feds took back, alleging serious misconduct
Read more...The Russian Situation Comedy Is No Lying Matter – The Joke Is on the Office of Foreign Assets Control
How Russian comedy producers and broadcasters are laughing their way to the bank thanks to Western sanctions.
Read more...The Scientific Response to COVID-19: What Does the Biomedical Literature Say?
A look at what passes for research on Covid, and how we got there.
Read more...Fog of War, Military and Economic
Some questions about quality of Ukraine war commentary.
Read more...The US Army Special Operations Command Weaponizes Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Telegram
Since the Army gets very little bang for its buck, presumably by design, why should its social media campaigns be any better?
Read more...A New US Data Privacy Bill Aims To Give You More Control Over Information Collected About You – and Make Businesses Change How They Handle Data
A new data privacy law is in the works, at least in part due to more stringent rules in Europe. But could it have unintended side effects?
Read more...Failing CDC Chief Rochelle Walensky Makes Confession, Announces “Shake Up” via Committee When She Should Resign
Rochelle Walenksy makes an all-too-obvious gambit to save her spot at the CDC. But the very initiative proves she should resign.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-One: Uber’s Legitimate Cumulative Losses Top $32 Billion; P&L Improvements Driven by Much Higher Fares and Multi-Billion Dollar Transfers From Drivers to Shareholders
Even big fare hikes and cuts to driver pay have failed to produce profits at Uber. And these pricing changes are not likely to be sustainable.
Read more...Italian Technocrats Allow the Right to Weaponize Democracy
Why the Italian right looks set to go from strength to strength.
Read more...The Story Behind ‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols’ Iconic Interracial Kiss
A mental health break in the way of retrospective on Nichelle Nichols, particularly for readers who saw Star Trek in its original run.
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