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On Labor Day: Low-Wage Employers say they Have no Money for Raises, but spent $341 Billion on Stock Buybacks
By Sarah Anderson ( Inequality.org ) – In response to strikes and union organizing drives, corporate leaders routinely insist that they simply lack the wherewithal […]
Evidence that Gas and Oil are Bad for Our and the Planet’s Health is Piling Up, but Governments turn a Blind Eye
By Melissa Haswell, University of Sydney; David Shearman, University of Adelaide; Jacob Hegedus, University of Sydney; and Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of Sydney | – […]
Belgian Minister says what Biden won’t: Israel is wiping Entire Palestinian Villages off the Map
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I heard Noam Chomsky speak in my youth about the press coverage of the Middle East in the United States, […]
From Gaza: Does creativity only come from misery?
Written byWe Are Not Numbers This story was first published by We Are Not Numbers. It was written by Dana Besaiso. An edited version […]
Climate Crisis: North America’s Summer of wildfire Smoke — 2023 was only the Beginning
By Charles O. Stanier, University of Iowa; Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa; and Peter S. Thorne, University of Iowa | – Canada’s seemingly endless wildfires […]
Idalia: DeSantis may not want to “politicize” Climate Change, but Climate Change is determined to Politicize DeSantis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on being asked about human-caused climate change, said he did not want to “politicize the weather.” […]
Afghanistan is among Top 10 Countries facing Severe Climate Impacts, and Must not be Excluded from Talks: UN
By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service ( RFE/ RL ) – A top UN official expressed concerns that Afghanistan has been excluded from global discussions on climate […]
Rising Temperatures mean more Air Conditioning and Electricity Use: Rooftop Solar is the perfect Solution
By Tom Rogers, Nottingham Trent University; Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University; Angelines Donastorg Sosa, Coventry University; and Vahid Vahidinasab, Nottingham Trent University | – On […]
Solar soars by 13%, Fossil Fuel use Plummets 17% in Europe in first 1/2 of 2023
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – At the energy think tank Ember, Matt Ewen and Sarah Brown have issued a new report showing that the use […]