Site original : Richard Stallman's Political Notes
Chinese dissident Ruan Xiaohuan was able to evade Chinese censorship and post messages opposing the regime. He kept it up for 12 years before they caught him.
"Sustainable" investment funds are accused of greenwashing fossil fuel businesses by investing almost $400 billion in them.
The article explains the system's perverse incentives.
*Disgust is an emotion that evolved to keep us out of danger, but people have long misused it to inflict cruelty and catastrophic harm.*
Right-wing fanatics apparently fail to feel disgust for lies.
I reproach the author for advocation flat-out censorship, such as "laws against hate speech". Under the First Amendment, unpopular opinions, whether fascist or progressive, are not prohibited.
The UK system of "student loans" is really a tax on graduates. But not a fair one: graduates who get higher incomes will end up paying less than graduates with lower incomes.
There is no need for the state to establish separate taxes to pay for various state activities. One unified set of taxes — income tax and inheritance tax — can pay for all state expenditures, provided it taxes people with high incomes at a high effective rate. Those who get more income due to their education will, indeed, pay more.
*Most Credit Cards Still Deny Access to Justice with Forced Arbitration Clauses.*
This requirement makes it unlikely that the cardholder will get a fair outcome. It also keeps the public in the dark about the substance and outcomes of the disputes.