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Sustainable population

samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 01:00

We must hold a debate on how to bring production down to a level that the Earth can sustain.

It will be hard to convince the people that live at a decent standard of living to accept the loss of many comforts. Thus, this debate needs to include bringing the human population down to a level the Earth can sustain. My guess is, around one billion people, roughly the number that currently live at a high standard of living. But perhaps it should be somewhat less.

Netanyahu's law

samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Netanyahu advocates a law that would forcibly shut down organizations such as Breaking the Silence, in which ex-soldiers report on war crimes they committed or witnessed. This would be considered "working against the interest" of (criminal) soldiers.

Another proposed law would put part of the West Bank under control of the Jerusalem city government. This would make Netanyahu's policy of rejecting peace with Palestine a part of Israeli law.

Urgent: Gun background checks

samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Congress to make sure crimes get reported for gun purchase background checks.

Urgent: Birth control access

samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 01:00

US citizens: oppose Republican plans to subject Americans' birth control access to the boss's religion.

Here's what I posted.

The only person whose religion is pertinent to whether you can get birth control is your own. It would be as absurd for your employer to block you from birth control in the name of his or her religion, as it would be for that employer to impose birth control on you in the name of his or her religion. Please reject the absurd proposed regulation that would authorize this.
This and other gratuitous problems come from connecting medical insurance with employment. If we give medical coverage to everyone, we can disconnect them entirely. By raising the funds from taxes on income and profits, not from payroll tax, we can end one pressure for employers to replace workers with machines.

Urgent: Prevent nuclear war

samedi 25 novembre 2017 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Congress to prevent the bully from launching a nuclear war, by impeaching him.

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