In a recent talk I had with my mother, she pointed out that conservatives, both white and black, place blame on the black community for wealth inequality, and asked me to comment. I began by acknowledging that there is some …
Category: Sustainability
The Excrement Is Soon To Meet with the Rotating Blades
Let’s consider two great hurdles our civilization faces: one short-term (will come to a head in the next few months), and the other much longer-term (may stay with us until our ultimate demise). In November, the U.S. presidential election will …
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The Walton Family and Their Fortune
A few fun facts: • The Walton family is worth $190.5 billion, making it the richest in the U.S. • Walmart employs 2.2 million “associates” internationally, 1.5 million in the U.S.
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Antifa
FWIW, this is what public intellectual Sam Harris says about atheism. He asserts that there is no reason even to have a name for it, asking: Is there a word for people who don’t believe in Zeus?
In Union There Is Strength–Full Public Statement by Gen. James Mattis
An open letter from former Defense Secretary James Mattis: I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what …
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U.S. Needs To Join All Other Developed Countries in Police Procedures
I’m going to be 65 in a month, and I’m just now learning that U.S. policemen can use deadly force even if another tack could have been effective in disabling a suspect. That’s part of the reason black people are …
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Corporations Pollute, Make Laws To Circumvent Justice
The Story of Stuff Project points out: Corporations that flouted environmental regulations and dumped pollutants into air and water won’t be required to pay the fines they’ve already agreed to during the pandemic. We Americans are getting precisely what we …
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Minneapolis Police Officer Charged with 3rd Degree Murder, Manslaughter
Minnesota defines third-degree murder as “depraved-heart murder,” i.e., without intent to effect the death of any person, caus[ing] the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life”). This …
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Being Hopeful in Bad Times
I was so happy to come across this just now. As I was cleaning up after my dog (pictured here) when he and I were out on a walk the other day, someone pointed out, “Not everyone does that.” “So …
New Zealand Deals Successfully with COVID-19 — Here’s How They Did It
Sure, New Zealand did very well in combating the coronavirus, while the United States, with 4.2% of the world’s population, has 28.5% of the fatalities. Putting this into focus, however, the Kiwis have three huge advantages. 1) Their prime minister, …
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