Public Nuisance or Not? Opioids Litigation Roundup
Plaintiffs seeking justice for opioids victims saw two recent setbacks in California and Oklahoma, with more than 3000 lawsuits ongoing, including trials in Ohio and Washington state.
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Waste Watch: Fast Fashion Discards Pile Up in the Global South
The Glasgow COP26 talks have wound down with little to show, and scant progress in areas such as food, plastics, and fashion that also contribute to our global problems.
Read more...‘Infuriating’ Report Reveals ‘Breathtaking Cover-Up’ of US Airstrike That Killed Syrian Civilians
“This NYT report on the cover-up of U.S. war crimes in Syria should make your blood boil. The U.S. wantonly kills civilians, covers it up, and then tells other countries how ‘democracy’ works.”
Read more...We Need Far More Radical Thinking Than Any COP26 Deal To Save the Planet
Recognizing that COP26 is not remotely ambitious enough is a step in the right direction. But it is still only a small step.
Read more...Why Minnesota, Known for Charter Schools, Is Now Joining a Nationwide Trend for Community Schools
Minnesota, the birthplace of charter schools, is now adopting an approach to school improvement that focuses on bulding rather than competing
Read more...SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Ever So Politely, Signals Intent to Cut Private Equity Grifting Way Back
SEC chair Gary Gensler puts private equity in his crosshairs. Will he fire?
Read more...On the Duty to Obstruct
A recap of the progressive punt on the Build Back Better bill and the contention that duty demands much more radical action.
Read more...The Climate Fight Over Line 5, or the Upper Peninsula and Canada Versus Greenhouse Gas Absolutism
The fight over shutting down Line 5, a major oil pipeline, could set an important precedent.
Read more...3 Ways Congress Could Hold Facebook Accountable for Its Actions
Zuckerberg benefits from the lack of consensus on what to do about Facebook.
Read more...McKinsey, the Force Multiplier for the Opioid Crisis, Goes All in With Anti-Public-Health Messaging on Covid
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Read more...‘This Must Not Happen’: If Unhalted, Permian Basin Fracking Will Unleash 40 Billion Tons of CO2 by 2050
Climate change activists have new oil and gas wells in their crosshairs, starting with the potential carbon bomb of the Permian Basin.
Read more...Neoclassical Economics is Dead. What Comes Next?
Economics does not have to be the dismal science.
Read more...Book Review: Scott Gottlieb’s “Uncontrolled Spread”: Debacle at the CDC, and Pandemics as a National Security Threat
Useful on the CDC, at least. But also recommending a hair-raising scheme.
Read more...Metals May Become the New Oil in Net-Zero Emissions Scenario
Economists project that prices for energy-transition metals will soar and their combined value could match that of crude oil
Read more...Right to Repair Round-Up: One Step Back, One Leap Forward
Right to repair advocates see a setback in Massachusetts, while the Librarian of Congress establish a right to repair under copyright law.
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