"Make no mistake; these profits mark a large transfer of wealth from working- and middle-class people to wealthy oil executives and shareholders," said Jordan Schreiber of Accountable.US.
As fossil fuel giants this week reported record profits for the second quarter, an analysis out Friday highlighted how eight oil companies have raked in nearly $52 billion over the past three months “while Americans continue to struggle at the pump.”
Editor: "a historic achievement for the climate left and a tribute to both its moral fervor and its political realism" maybe, but not for climate emergency realism!
By focusing on reciprocity and the common good—both for the community and the environment—sea gardening created bountiful food without putting populations at risk of collapse.
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” – Martin Luther King.
Everything is interconnected: armed conflicts – human rights violations – environmental pollution – climate change – social injustice…
Thirty years ago, a bold plan was cooked up to spread doubt and persuade the public that climate change was not a problem. The little-known meeting - between some of America's biggest industrial players and a PR genius - forged a devastatingly successful strategy that endured for years, and the consequences of which are all around us.
A very important political reality that many of us progressives don't really know about and understand the workings of. Obviously, Canada is not immune. Not mentioned in the article is a commercial movie on related matters that you all might find interesting. It's entitled "The Loudest Voice" and deals with the career of Roger Ailes and his FOX News. Russell Crowe plays Ailes convincingly.
For the third consecutive day, hundreds of independent truckers protested Wednesday at the Port of Oakland. The truckers’ main demand is the repeal of provisions in California State Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which would eliminate much of the independent trucking industry on the docks. Hundreds of truckers blocked the entrances to the docks with their trucks, bringing operations to a standstill.
NATO & Africa's Vote Against UN Condemnation of Russia?
July 13, 2022
Djibo Sobukwe participated in a Canadian Foreign Policy Institute panel, "NATO and Global Empire " on June 30, 2022. These are his remarks on NATO and Africa.
Greetings everyone,
I want to thank the organizers for this timely webinar, and for inviting me to make a contribution.
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