A Restart of Nuclear Testing Offers Little Scientific Value
Trump administration considers restarting nuclear weapons tests
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Trump gets no special protections because he’s president and must release financial records, Supreme Court rules
Investigators are trying to follow the president’s money, and the Supreme Court just gave them the green light. Alex Wong/Getty Images Stanley M. Brand, Pennsylvania State University In a 7-2…
Three financial firms could change the direction of the climate crisis – and few people have any idea
A silent revolution is happening in investing. It is a paradigm shift that will have a profound impact on corporations, countries and pressing issues like climate change. Yet most people are not even aware of it.
100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the Extreme Arctic Heatwave Follows a Disturbing Pattern
This Arctic heat wave has been unusually long-lived. The darkest reds on this map of the Arctic are areas that were more than 14 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the spring of 2020 compared to the recent 15-year average.
Brilliant and Much Needed Political Satire – “An Honest Government Ad”
Juice Media from Australia produces sharp and witty satire. They describe the video this way “The Government has made an ad about the global response to the pandemic, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.” It’s also surprisingly funny and bang on politically. We publish with permission from Juice.
Why stocks are soaring even as coronavirus cases surge, at least 20 million remain unemployed and the US sinks into recession
Throwing cash at the problem seems to help – investors at least. elenabs/Getty Images
Uprisings after pandemics have happened before – just look at the English Peasant Revolt of 1381
In this 1470 illustration, the radical priest John Ball galvanizes the rebels. The British Library
Police unions are one of the biggest obstacles to transforming policing
Protesters in front of Boston Police Headquarters during a United Against Racist Police Terror Rally on June 7, 2020.
During Floyd protests, media industry reckons with long history of collaboration with law enforcement
Actors Dennis Franz and Jimmy Smits on the set of ‘NYPD Blue.’
Who Killed Rodney Todd and his Seven Children?
By Paul Jay
We know the names of many black men killed by police, but we should also know of Rodney Todd and his seven children, dead because he couldn’t afford an electric bill.
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