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Future of work

jeudi 20 août 2015 à 02:00

Amazon's office hell could be the future of work in general, if we do not prevent it.

While some may think of begging companies to be nice, I think we need to force them — with laws, because that is what democracy is for, and with unions, which requires laws that make unions stronger.

We also need to eliminate the treaties that facilitate moving production to countries that allow companies to get away with oppression or even murder.

Gas wells leak

jeudi 20 août 2015 à 02:00

Methane leaks from natural gas wells are 8 times what was previously thought.

These leaks are equivalent, over the next few decades, to dozens of coal-fired power plants, and falsify the claim that natural gas is safer than coal. We need to aim for renewable energy, not for coal.

UK student debt

jeudi 20 août 2015 à 02:00

UK students are going to college to compete for the few good jobs, but only a minority get them, and the rest are stuck with horrible debts.

China's great achievement

jeudi 20 août 2015 à 02:00

China's great achievement: it has nearly eliminated urban poverty.

California sinking

jeudi 20 août 2015 à 02:00

Vast Areas of California Are Sinking as Groundwater Is Pumped in Drought.

People's wells are going dry as corporations' farms pump tremendous amounts of water.

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