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The Problem With Our Democracy Isn’t Gerrymandering. It’s Integers
Our winner-take-all system elects 1 person to represent each House district. What if we elected 2 people instead, and gave each of them a fractional vote in Congress? This would completely fix … Continue reading The Problem With Our Democracy Isn’t Gerrymandering. It’s Integers
Clean coal’s dirty secret: More pollution, not less
@Reuters investigates how a U.S. ‘clean coal’ program that costs taxpayers a billion dollars annually regularly fails to deliver on its environmental promises. Turns out that the chemicals used to make the … Continue reading Clean coal’s dirty secret: More pollution, not less
Paris protest: ‘People are in the red. They can’t afford to eat’
People from across France came to the capital to let the president know how they feel about the new tariffs The Paris protests are not about a new tax on fuel, they … Continue reading Paris protest: ‘People are in the red. They can’t afford to eat’
We Can Pay For A Green New Deal
Here’s the good news: Anything that is technically feasible is financially affordable. And it won’t be a drag on the economy ― unlike the climate crisis itself, which will cause tens of … Continue reading We Can Pay For A Green New Deal
Why Aren’t Millennials Spending? They’re Poorer Than Previous Generations, Fed Says
Millennials are less well off than members of earlier generations when they were young. They have lower earnings, fewer assets, and less wealth, a new Federal Reserve study says. Spending habits of … Continue reading Why Aren’t Millennials Spending? They’re Poorer Than Previous Generations, Fed Says
Why America Has Trouble Fixing Big Problems Like Climate Change
The system of government gets in the country’s way. The fact that small states have 2 senators just like large states with massive populations, creates gridlock, even when the majority of the … Continue reading Why America Has Trouble Fixing Big Problems Like Climate Change
The Game-Changing Promise of a Green New Deal
The “Green New Deal” is not a piecemeal approach that trains a water gun on a blazing fire, but a comprehensive plan to transform society for the better. We have all the … Continue reading The Game-Changing Promise of a Green New Deal
Sinclair Requires 200 Local TV Stations To Defend Tear Gassing Migrants
“Dozens of migrants attacked U.S. border enforcement.” Looks like Trump already has his Government News Network. Source: Sinclair Requires TV Stations Defend Tear Gassing Migrants Continue reading Sinclair Requires 200 Local TV Stations To Defend Tear Gassing Migrants
We are Google employees. Google must drop Dragonfly.
We are Google employees and we join Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly, Google’s effort to create a censored search engine for the Chinese market that enables state … Continue reading We are Google employees. Google must drop Dragonfly.
Alan Greenspan Says Look to Sweden to Solve U.S. Entitlement Problem
The U.S. could follow Sweden’s example to solve its problems with the welfare state, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said. Greenspan, who argues in his latest book that the growth of spending … Continue reading Alan Greenspan Says Look to Sweden to Solve U.S. Entitlement Problem
Breaking the Chains of Debt: Lessons from Babylonia for Today’s Student Crisis
Since ancient times, societies have tended to polarize between creditors and debtors, but this tendency can and must be reversed. Historical documents from Sumer, Babylonia, Greece and Rome through Byzantium provide a … Continue reading Breaking the Chains of Debt: Lessons from Babylonia for Today’s Student Crisis
Amazon asked Spanish police to intervene in warehouse strike
Thousands of Amazon workers across Europe went on strike on Black Friday in protest over working conditions at Amazon warehouses. Spanish newspaper El Confidencial reported that Amazon met with police officials after … Continue reading Amazon asked Spanish police to intervene in warehouse strike