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Walls of death

dimanche 23 août 2020 à 02:00

*'Walls of death': surge in illegal drift nets threatens endangered species.*

Sending naval ships to seize their forbidden nets could put a stop to this practice. One ship could watch several fishing boats at a time, by visiting each one daily or sending drones to look. The cost to the fishing boat owner of losing net after net, or going a long time without actually fishing, would be prohibitive.

The harm done by budget cuts for the poor during the Great Depression

dimanche 23 août 2020 à 02:00

Demonstrating that the harm done by budget cuts for the poor during the Great Depression fueled the rise of the Nazis.

The worst-off people switched to the Communist Party, those who were hit badly but were not totally destitute chose the Nazi Party.

Spreading poverty in the US, since 2009, could have had a similar effect in the US today.

Amazon is close to being a monopoly for internet sales

dimanche 23 août 2020 à 02:00

Amazon is so close to being a monopoly for internet sales by most companies that it can gouge them. It drives many of them into bankruptcy.

If you do internet purchases, making a point of not buying through Amazon is a way you can personally push back.

Reforms to reinvigorate production of medicines

dimanche 23 août 2020 à 02:00

Proposing reforms to reinvigorate production of medicines, end gouging, and make them available to all Americans.

USPS considering allowing big commercial bank to set up ATM terminals

dimanche 23 août 2020 à 02:00

As people call for the USPS to bring back postal banking, it is considering instead allowing a big commercial bank to set up ATM terminals in post offices.

Postal banking in the US operated until around 1970, as I recall.