Category: Environment
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Rejected!
Rejection is a mutha! I remember my first ‘professional’ job at Chicago Public Schools. I was twenty-nine years old and still dealing with significant mental health issues. During my year at that job, I was constantly late, had terrible time management, and lacked passion for my work. In December 2012, I was laid off. It…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘This nightmare is over’: Lula vows to pull Brazil out of Bolsonaro’s era of ‘devastation’ “I know it won’t be easy for Lula to rebuild everything that Bolsonarismo has destroyed. But I feel hopeful. If there’s anyone who enjoys the popular support and international respect from leaders around the planet needed to rebuild Brazil’s relationships…
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Five Things Elon Musk Could Do: Besides being a Twitter Troll
Unfortunately, one of my favorite social media sites was brought by a megalomaniac billionaire. Like the other billionaire who owned it before wasn’t annoying enough, at least Jack kept a low profile except when sucking up to Prez 45. Elon Musk’s buying of Twitter allows him to become the world’s most famous internet troll. We all…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
More than 500 Labor Historians Condemn Biden’s Intervention in Freight Rail Dispute It is unclear what, if anything, the letter will accomplish, but Barker will be pleased if it at least demonstrates solidarity with the freight rail workers. “I think it’s a mistake to think historians only think about the past. If you’re doing it…
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A Convo w/ a Liberal
It’s almost time for the midterm elections. As you heard, “it’s the most important election of our lifetimes” is upon us. I’m sure if the Democrats lose to the fascist and racist GOP, the Media will blame everything on everyone else for the DNC losses. Black people, Trumpers, the new Weird Al movie, or Russian super spy…
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The Ballad of the Redwoods
The mighty Guardians of the Pacific Northwest have stood in all their splendid glory since the age of the dinosaurs. These glorious natural monuments are as ancient as they are beautiful. I’m speaking of the Sequoioideae, more commonly known as the Redwood Tree. Nature can be a healing and beautiful place. This weekend besides spending…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
It’s a Girl (Fascist)! It’s tempting to say that her position as a woman leader should be considered irrelevant, given her and her party’s vile anti-immigrant, nationalist, racist, anti-LGBTQ+ politics. But ignoring her womanhood misses some crucial points about her political ideology. Being a woman — a white woman, that is — is not in…
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Five Ways Anti-Capitalist changed the U.S.
Be the Change! In the United States, we’ve been told since infancy that capitalism is the most remarkable economic system ever created. In reality, it’s a complete fallacy. In the U.S, at least every ten to eight years, there’s an economic downturn that ranges from a mild recession to Great Depression. In the United States, the source of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China issues alert as drought and heatwave put crops at risk “It’s signalling to markets, anyone with the jitters, or thinking of stocking up on food, that: hey everybody is mobilised and we’re going to do everything we can,” said Pay. “It’s also signalling to local province and county level governments that they need to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘Locals f–king hate you. Leave’: Mexicans say American residents are a ‘plague’ Americans can come here, and they can afford everything and live like kings and queens,” Dan Defossey, a business owner in Mexico City told the LA Times. “Mexico is not cheap for Mexicans.” #Mexico #UnitedStates #gentrification #economics Tunisia’s president handed unchecked power with new constitution Adel,…
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