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Clean Power Plan

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Plutocratist state governments are undermining the Clean Power Plan.

US attacking Yemen

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 à 02:00

The US has started directly attacking Yemen.

This was a response to Houthi retaliation against US and Salafi targets for the 18-month long US-supported bombardment by Salafi Arabia.

Quantitative easing

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Quantitative easing has ceased even to work, as people and businesses don't want to borrow more money even at low interest rates.

In addition, it increases inequality.

"People's QE" appears to be a Keynesian version of QE: using it to boost government spending.

Global heating denial

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Clinton campaigned in Florida attacking Trump's global heating denial.

It is good that she focuses on the issue, but so far she has not shown a willingness to fight the fossil fuel interests and take the radical measures needed to avoid disaster after so much delay.

Thawing permafrost

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 à 02:00

Global heating is causing permafrost to thaw. This wrecks buildings in cities in northern Russia.

But that's a secondary problem. The big problem is that this melting releases methane, which exacerbates the global heating.