Capitalism

15/09/24
Author: 
Shirin Ali
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Michael Robinson Chavez/the Washington Post via Getty Images and Getty Images Plus.

Sept. 13, 2024

“If others are not going to devote funding to operationalize or weaponize the conservative vision, then the 85 Fund needs to weigh its support much more heavily in that direction.” —Leonard Leo, billionaire conservative activist and founder of the 85 Fund, in a letter to grantees

15/09/24
Author: 
By Niccolò W. Bonifai, Nita Rudra, Rodney Ludema, and J. Bradford Jensen
A cargo ship sits off the coast of Huntington Beach waiting for access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake Purchase Licensing Rights

Sept. 12, 2024

America Is Fighting the Wrong Trade War

The China Shock Is Over—and More Tariffs Will Not Help Workers

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have profoundly different visions for the future of the United States. They wildly diverge when it comes to social issues, such as abortion. They do not agree on whether to raise or cut taxes. And they could take U.S. foreign policy in opposing directions, especially when it comes to the country’s alliance with Europe.

14/09/24
Author: 
Amanda Stephenson
The Bay Street financial district of Toronto is shown on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. A new report says the proportion of Canadian business leaders who worry about climate change rose dramatically this year. File photo by The Canadian Press/Doug Ives

Sept. 12, 2024

The proportion of Canadian business leaders who say they are worried about climate change jumped dramatically in 2024.

In a newly released report by Deloitte, 85 per cent of the 129 Canadian executives surveyed between May and June of this year said they "worry all or most of the time" about climate change. 

That's a sharp increase from the 59 per cent who said they worried all or most of the time in 2023. 

13/09/24
Author: 
Caroline O'Donovan
An Amazon Web Services data center sits next to soccer fields in Dublin, Ohio. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Sept. 13, 2024

Negotiations between Big Tech and an Ohio power utility could set a national precedent as communities grapple with the energy demands of the data center boom.

A regulatory dispute in Ohio may help answer one of the toughest questions hanging over the nation’s power grid: Who will pay for the huge upgrades needed to meet soaring energy demand from the data centers powering the modern internet and artificial intelligence revolution?

02/09/24
Author: 
Anne Applebaum / Financial Times
"The confiscation of a few yachts is no solution." (photo: FT)

Sept. 2, 2024

28/08/24
Author: 
Just Stop Oil
5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

July 11, 2024

5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

Five Just Stop Oil supporters were convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022, to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing, a demand that has just been met by the incoming Labour government. [1][2]

28/08/24
Author: 
Saul Elbein
A geothermal power plant in operation.

Aug. 26, 2024

Meta strikes deal for first major use of next-gen geothermal power east of the Rockies

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will by 2027 power data centers using geothermal energy storage, according to a power purchase deal announced Monday.

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