Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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Decline of Coal shows Gov’t Policy, Renewables crucial to Reducing Carbon Emissions: The Market isn’t Enough
By David Drake and Jeffrey York | – The big idea People often point to plunging natural gas prices as the reason U.S. coal-fired power […]
Morocco beats U.S. in Green Energy Future Index with Massive Saharan Solar Plant
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The MIT Technology Review has released its Green Future Index. Among Middle Eastern countries, Morocco ranks number one, and it […]
Why the Opponents of a $15 Minimum Wage are Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Conservatives in both political parties want citizens to believe opposition to an increase in the minimum wage […]
Where does the 10 Million Tons of Plastic we put into the Oceans Annually actually go?
By Bruce Sutherland, Michelle DiBenedetto and Ton van den Bremer | – Of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste we produce each […]
The Unpatriots: What the Storming of the Capitol looks Like to a Military Spouse
By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – “Are you okay?” asked a friend and military spouse in the voicemail she left me on the […]
The Clearest Example of Israeli Apartheid Yet – Juan Cole Interviewed by Robert Scheer
Via ScheerPost — which is always essential reading, I was interviewed by the legendary journalist Robert Scheer. In a storied career, he covered the Vietnam […]
Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be
By Bob Lord and Chuck Collins | – ( Inequality.org) – America hasn’t stopped taxing its wealthiest citizens entirely. But that’s where we’re headed. According […]
How Miracle Workers made 60% of S. Australia’s Electricity Green in only 20 Years
By Michael McGreevy and Fran Baum | – Less than two decades ago, South Australia generated all its electricity from fossil fuels. Last year, renewables […]
Biden’s Return to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning
By Lorah Steichen | – (Originally in National Priorities Project) (Institute for Policy Studies ) – On his first day in office, President Joe Biden […]