There are a few reasons to back off of our country’s investment in renewable energy: You, as an elected official, got elected and stay in office from the corrupt donations of the fossil fuel industry. You’re indifferent to America’s competitiveness …
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As usual, Fox News and its viewers have a distinctly twisted way of looking at the world. A few comments: Why poll people on their perceptions of what groceries cost? The price of groceries in the United States either is …
From Business Insider: Yesterday, analysts at the Bank of America said tariffs have raised prices for consumers. They wrote in a note that consumers have covered about 50% to 70% of the cost of levies to date and suggest tariffs …
When one gets to arguing about the greatest baseball players of all time, or, in this case, the greatest rock guitarist, people’s blood gets to roiling. I’m willing to take that risk, and so here’s my assertion: it’s a three-way …
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Many of us boomers grew up in the 1960s and can remember to our astonishment that the reason we could pick up our phone and call someone in Paris was the transAtlantic cable. Speaking for myself, it blew my mind …
I’ve always admired this quote from one of history’s greatest economists. At this point, however, I think the “modern conservative” has no interest in “moral philosophy” or “justification” whatsoever. The rich and powerful, at least in the United States, have …
It’s only been a few months since Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) came and went. In case you’re worried about Musk, don’t be; he did just fine. From AI: Reports suggest that Musk’s companies have received billions in …
This from the pro-democracy Lincoln Project, with a few comments below: First, Trump screwed over American soybean farmers with his pointless trade war with China. Now, Trump’s screwing over American ranchers by promising to import millions of dollars of Argentinian …
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In this video, a gentleman explains why your monthly electric bill will, in a matter of a few years, exceed you mortgage payment. He starts out by explaining that “Trump hates renewables” and provides a statement from the president: “There …
The owners of these organizations are among the wealthiest people on Earth (Walton family: $432 billion, Bezos: $231 billion). If that weren’t the case, the situation described at left might not be so disgusting.
