Some of the country’s wealthiest men – furious with President Franklin D. Roosevelt – decided to install a dictator who was more business friendly, according to the congressional testimony of a highly decorated Marine Corps general who was enlisted to participate in the 1933 coup. Amazing what lengths wealthy bankers will go … Continue reading Wealthy bankers and businessmen plotted to overthrow FDR. A retired general foiled it.

As more cars go electric, an Australian bank is making a move to prevent customers from being locked in with older fossil fuel vehicles. Good stuff! Source: Australian bank will stop issuing loans on new gas-powered cars in 2025 | Autoblog Continue reading Australian bank will stop issuing loans on new gas-powered cars in 2025

Thirty years ago, a bold plan was hatched to persuade people that climate change was not a problem. The consequences of this could be the deaths of untold millions if not more. A lot more. Source: The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change – BBC News Continue reading The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change – BBC News

General warming predictions are still on track, but recent heat waves are a stress test for the modeling of extreme events. Yes, climate change is real and we’re experiencing it right now. Source: What extreme heat waves tell us about the dangers of climate change | MIT Technology Review Continue reading What extreme heat waves tell us about the dangers of climate change | MIT Technology Review

The barren wasteland of the Salton Sea in Southern California holds a treasure that could potentially be an immense benefit to the EV industry: a massive supply of lithium. A big deal if correct. Source: Toxic California Lake Has Lithium to Power EVs for Decades, Make US Less China-Dependent Continue reading Toxic California Lake Has Lithium to Power EVs for Decades, Make US Less China-Dependent

With a radical GOP on the brink of consolidating power, it’s time for new party leadership. The Democrats lost their way and this is the result. Source: Opinion | The fall of Roe v. Wade is the culmination of the Democratic establishment’s failures – The Washington Post Continue reading The fall of Roe v. Wade is the culmination of the Democratic establishment’s failures

What’s causing the current surge in inflation? And what should be done about it? Jim Stanford from the Centre for Future Work shows it’s not higher wages driving higher prices — in … Continue reading Debunkers Inflation 101

Research is more limited, but shows men that who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings. There are 2 parties involved with each pregnancy, so this will not just affect women, obviously. Source: End of Roe v. Wade means men who cause pregnancies … Continue reading End of Roe v. Wade means men who cause pregnancies will face more economic pain

In scrapping the right to terminate a pregnancy the court went against the popular will – only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution. This is not how a democracy is supposed to work. Source: ‘A mockery of democracy’: US supreme court in question after abortion ruling | US supreme … Continue reading ‘A mockery of democracy’: US supreme court in question after abortion ruling

Make use of the constitutional system. It can impeach and remove justices. It can increase or decrease the size of the court itself (at its inception, the Supreme Court had only six members). It can strip the court of its jurisdiction over certain issues or it can weaken its power of judicial … Continue reading Opinion | How to Discipline a Rogue Supreme Court – The New York Times

With its decision on Roe v Wade, the court has signaled its illegitimacy – and thrown the American project into question Source: It’s time to say it: the US supreme court has become an illegitimate institution | Jill Filipovic | The Guardian Continue reading It’s time to say it: the US supreme court has become an illegitimate institution

If Joe Biden signed an executive order tomorrow, the government won’t pay out a dime – federal student loan debt is already included in the national debt Bank loans create money, canceling banks loans simply deletes the money from existence. The only thing lost is the future interest payments the banks would … Continue reading Some claim canceling US student debt will be expensive. They’re wrong