In These Times
The Forgotten Socialist History of Martin Luther King Jr.
4 min · · King believed that a multiracial working-class movement was required to overcome the failings of capitalism. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell, Bjorn Larsen
youtube.com
Yale Study Says Medicare for All Would Save U.S. $450 Billion, Prevent Nearly 70,000 Deaths a Year
· As the Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare to take to the debate stage tonight, we turn to a central issue of the campaign: Medicare for All. In a new s... · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
NRK
Chasing climate change
15+ min · · In Norway, way up by the Arctic circle, global warming is already affecting people and nature. Here's how. · Shared by 224, including Danny Preussler, 🇺🇦, Dan Hill, Donneker, John Paul Caponigro, Annik Burgdorfer-Grolimund, Mars Rebello, Prof. Kim Nicholas *WeCanFixIt.substack.com*, Thomas Pleil, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Oscar MacDonald, Liliane Ferrari ™, Marius Bleuer, Draven, keithwilson@fediphilosophy.org on Mastodon 🦣, Enrique Dans, Rick Powell, Brian Rinaldi
The Correspondent
In 2030, we ended the climate emergency. Here’s how
19+ min · · If words make worlds, then we urgently need to tell a new story about the climate crisis. Here is one vision of what it could look and feel like to radically, collectively take action. · Shared by 166, including Eric Holthaus, Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, Tom Connor, kp, Hampus Jakobsson, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Katja Evertz, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, Matthias Lampe, Rick Powell, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Thomas Pleil, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Roland Wyss-Aerni 😷, Gerd Leonhard, Elrond Burrell (he/him)
secretldn.com
London’s New Artificial Trees Guzzle As Much Pollution As 275 Regular Trees
1 min · · Leytonstone has some excellent new arrivals, a pair of City Trees that eat pollution, produce oxygen, and clean up the capital's filthy air. · Shared by 249, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Katja Evertz, MΛRC VIDΛL, Stephan Woodtli, Nils Hitze, Oliver Ewinger, Thomas Pleil, Shawn Venasse, justin caouette, Liv 😷, kp, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Kat, Philipp Laurim, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Josep M. Ganyet, Jane, Gregg Caruso, Leo Blazquez
Engadget
Qualcomm's new mobile chipsets pack more features for the non-5G crowd
2 min · · In other words, they're meant for most of the world. · Shared by 38, including Rick Powell, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The Independent
The insurgent raising an army to fight for the soul of the Democratic Party
10 min · · Marie Newman is hoping to emulate 2018 success of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in an election year marked by progressive enthusiasm, writes Clark Mindock · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
The Intercept
Can the Bernie Sanders Campaign Alter the Course of the Democratic Party?
· The Bernie Sanders campaign is trying something new: Trusting people. · Shared by 15, including Rick Powell
the-scientist.com
Opinion: Health Reform in America—Where Are the Scientists?
3 min · · Medicare for All could expand access to medical interventions--the very goal of biomedical research. · Shared by 7, including Bjorn Larsen, Rick Powell
The Intercept
Watch: Glenn Greenwald’s Exclusive Interview With Bolivia’s Evo Morales, Who Was Deposed in a Coup
2 min · · Morales spoke about the events that led to his removal and exile as well as broader trends in regional and global politics. · Shared by 15, including Rick Powell, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Glenn Greenwald
Boston Review
The Long History of Debt Cancellation
16+ min · · Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout U.S. history. Today’s calls for cancellation suggest it may be poised for transformation once again. · Shared by 14, including Paul Kedrosky, Rick Powell
Boston Review
It's No Secret Why Republicans Win
10 min · · The right’s success in media is not a shadowy conspiracy; it has been achieved out in the open, largely through ordinary politics. Much of it can be countered the same way. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
The Washington Post
Record-breaking mass nonviolent protests around the world have these 4 things in common.
· Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
The Intercept
Forged in Fire: California’s Lessons for a Green New Deal
13+ min · · Days before the anniversary of the deadly Camp Fire that killed 86 people, a community in California unveiled a plan to adopt its own Green New Deal. · Shared by 17, including David Wallace-Wells, Rick Powell
The New York Times
The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America
6 min · · See driving-related emissions in your metro area, road by road. · Shared by 66, including Thomas Power, Hiroko Tabuchi, David Madden, Rick Powell, Nadja Popovich, Brooks Rainwater, Greater Greater Washington, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Emily Badger, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Noah Toly
The Guardian
Revealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
6 min · · Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks · Shared by 308, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Aral Balkan, Ines Bieler, Claudia Sommer, Thomas Power, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Christina Farr, Noely ⚡️🏐, Tom Raftery, Jane, Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier, Graham Brown-Martin, DHH, Rico Grimm, Henry Reich, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Esther Schindler, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ, hernannadal