Teacher of environmental economics and databases....web programmer...fractivist.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-to-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2020: 366-to-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio now: 399-to-1
Is it really any mystery why thousands of workers across multiple industries have been on strike?
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"Even Republicans like Richard Nixon were once champions of the environment. What happened?" by @MatthewRozsa for @Salon: salon.com/2023/08/06/even-li…
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The judge assigned to Trump's new indictment, Tanya Chutkan, is one of the toughest sentencers of the January 6 rioters and has said, "Presidents are not kings and the plaintiff is not president."
Not a lucky draw for Trump. go.crooked.com/Pr9wiY
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Donald ‘I’m an innocent man’ Trump was indicted for the third time today. @jonfavs breaks down what it means.
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"[Trump] may die in prison because of this. Poll numbers are the least of his problems. He is going to be in court day, after day, after day." —@jonlovett
Bonus pod: go.crooked.com/Pr9wiY
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On the left Trump rally in Erie PA in 2018
On the right Trump rally in Erie PA last night
Draw your own conclusions
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Rupert Murdoch tries again to get GOP to break it off with Florida Man.
NEW:
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is calling on Republicans to dump Trump:
“Mr. Trump, who now stands accused of trying to delete incriminating Mar-a-Lago security video...Republicans should also be angry at Mr. Trump, who is again the architect of his own destruction. He led the GOP to defeats, many of them driven by his personal grievances...”
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Joni at her surprise performance at the Mariposa Folk Festival 51 years ago today.
Photos by John Davidson
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The myth of the self-made billionaire is just that, a myth.
Six of the 10 wealthiest Americans alive today are heirs to fortunes passed on to them by wealthy ancestors.
Trickle down economics is a cruel joke.
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I'm wishing everyone well and calling on local agencies and Dow to put public and worker health and safety first, provide regular, accurate, and updated information and access to necessary care.
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Turning Point Action Conference. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
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It was one of the worst displays in Trump’s time in office— the secret meeting with Putin, the theft of the translator’s notes, the shoving of dignitaries, and the humiliating, cowardly fealty to Putin.
The Republican Party: America’s most determined and successful saboteurs.
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This is an eye-popping OpEd exposing the lengths the utility giants are going to to hold onto their power and profits and halt progress.
Guess Who’s Been Paying to Block Green Energy? You Have. nytimes.com/2023/07/05/opini…
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Why isn't this on the @BBC, the @guardian and @Channel4News etc?
This is after all, a leading climate scientist @KevinClimate, laying out the reality of the climate crisis, our failure to address it, and what it means.
1/5
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Remembering Labor Economist William E. Spriggs, A Celebration of Life
Please join us to celebrate the life and legacy of AFL-CIO Chief Economist and former Chair of the Department of Economics at Howard University William E. Spriggs
RSVP: act.aflcio.org/events/rememb…
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In the spirit of Elon Musk's offer of $250k to charity if Dr. Hotez debated RFK Jr., better to give your $8 a month to charity than to Mr. Musk.
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Corporations are getting away with price gouging because they face little competition. If markets were competitive, companies would keep their prices down to prevent competitors from grabbing away customers. But in a market with so few competitors, consumers have no real choice.
