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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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NPR and PBS tilt towards right wing

jeudi 4 avril 2019 à 02:00

Ralph Nader: NPR and PBS tilt towards the right wing; even famous progressives such as he are hardly ever invited, only right-leaning pundits.

I used to listen to NPR often in the early 1990s, and donated, till I became aware that they had gone beyond thanking donors (I considered that acceptable) to reading advertisements praising their products.

Life expectancy in democratic countries

jeudi 4 avril 2019 à 02:00

Countries that became democratic since 1970 experienced a faster increase in life expectancy than countries which were nondemocratic and have remained so.

What makes this most interesting is that it is not due to economic growth if any since that time.

University of Arizona charges protesters

jeudi 4 avril 2019 à 02:00

The University of Arizona has charged protesters with a crime for chanting outside a presentation by border thugs.

Avoiding climate disaster

jeudi 4 avril 2019 à 02:00

To avoid climate disaster, we need to defend forests and other natural ecosystems as well as reduce greenhouse emissions from human systems.

More about this.

Tech giants displacing people from homes

jeudi 4 avril 2019 à 02:00

The tech giants are pushing working people out of their homes in cities around the world, by setting up new campuses.

Part of the blame for this problem is that the larger economic and legal system discourages construction of enough housing.