On the evening before Juneteenth, Joseph Osmundson, one of my best friends and a microbiologist at N.Y.U., texted me: “We think Andy has monkeypox.” Two … The Agony of an Early Case of MonkeypoxRead more
Capitalism
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How to move from capitalism to Co-Op
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNV5rKOtv9A&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Wolff
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Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every second
The amounts are obscene. They are mind-boggling. This is profit-making like you have never seen it before. It is also profiteering from war and price … Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every secondRead more
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Poverty in Germany
Social inequality in Germany continues to rise at an alarming rate. As a result of the pandemic, war and high inflation, the official poverty rate … Poverty in GermanyRead more
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Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 … Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021Read more
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The Census Fails to Count 100 Million People as Living in Poverty
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S664cjkFV7c&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Karen Dolan
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Liverpool food banks confront rising hunger
An uncomfortable silence fills the hall of St Bride’s church in Liverpool. In a few minutes, its doors will open to some of the city’s … Liverpool food banks confront rising hungerRead more
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Economic History
most textbooks talk about industrial capitalism as if the function of banks is to make loans to factories to build plants and equipment and hire … Economic HistoryRead more
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Charges Dropped in Deadly Water Scandal That Poisoned Majority-Black City
in Michigan, where on Tuesday the state Supreme Court threw out charges against Republican former Governor Rick Snyder, his former health director and seven other … Charges Dropped in Deadly Water Scandal That Poisoned Majority-Black CityRead more
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Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from Inflation
Rather than making money harder to get, the U.S. government needs to focus on the other side of the demand vs. supply equation. In prescribing … Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from InflationRead more