Friday, April 11, 2025

Tag: Book

Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think

It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.

How Barbara Ehrenreich exposed the ‘positive thinking’ industry

We can thank the late economic justice warrior for her groundbreaking contribution in showing that “positive thinking” is part of a whitewashing of economic inequality.

With the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling, can Trump’s damage to the...

Trump’s appointments reveal the frightening far-reaching power of a corrupt president.

How corporate food monopolies caused the baby formula scandal 

The fact that a handful of companies produce the majority of our food means that small disruptions will have big impacts. This time the impacts are borne by American babies.

Our bodies, societies and planet are inflamed for the same reasons

Raj Patel and Rupa Marya coauthored the book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice to highlight the connections between health and structural injustice.

New book argues mandatory voting will fulfill America’s promise of democracy

Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.

The global seafood supply is being contaminated by microplastics, but major...

Our addiction to plastic is having negative effects all along the food chain.

How nanoplastics enter the human body

If you regularly drink water from plastic bottles, you’re likely ingesting even more plastic than the average consumer.

What it’s like to watch a harpooned whale die right before...

Author Paul Watson has no problem with critics calling him and his marine-life-defending colleagues pirates—it’s far better than helplessly standing by and doing nothing in the face of the violence against animals they have witnessed.

Imagining New York in 2050: How a flood-prone metropolis could win...

Econo-diversity makes cities resilient in times of crisis.

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Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry from accountability

New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.

This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge

The answer is simple: the economic cost to the U.S. was too high.

New book reveals tactics Coca-Cola uses to remain No. 1 soft drink company in...

“Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick” is a detailed account of the tactics used to maintain a great reputation despite company's secrets.

Louisiana jury orders Chevron to pay millions to restore coastal wetlands

The jury found Texaco, which was bought by Chevron in 2001, in violation of state coastal resource regulations because the company didn't restore wetlands destroyed by drilling oil wells, dredging canals and dumped wastewater.

Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern of failure

Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.