Briefly Noted

This video from 1Dime is a very good introduction —>> read more –>>

The December 2023 issue of Scientific American con —>> read more –>>

Only the oldest amongst my readers will remember E —>> read more –>>

Reich is offering an online course, “Wealth & —>> read more –>>

Another few minutes with a comedian. This time it’ —>> read more –>>

I can’t seem to forgo comedians. Sometimes a laugh —>> read more –>>

Original posting – 3.6.2023 Matthew Desmond, autho —>> read more –>>

Catching up on reading The New Yorker brought me t —>> read more –>>

Just when I thought I could put this topic away fo —>> read more –>>

“Roughly speaking, they take huge amounts of data, —>> read more –>>

Financialization is an awful word. It sounds clums —>> read more –>>

The recent release of a pile of emails, text messa —>> read more –>>

The 12/4/2020 NYTimes ran a very interesting opini —>> read more –>>

If you are struggling to get your head around how —>> read more –>>

The May 21, 2020 Issue of the London Review of Boo —>> read more –>>

Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.

Over 90% of plastic materials in consumer items and packaging end up in landfill dumps. Time for industry to take responsibility for their waste.

The Visual Capitalist added another graphic exampl —>> read more –>>

A challenging take on the state of racism in the US. Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson reviews books on Clarence Thomas and his views on countering intractable white racism.

The New Yorker published “Value Meal: Impossible Foods wants to save the world by inventing a better burger” by Tad Friend in the 9/30/2019 issue. During the introductory paragraphs the following statistic was cited: Every four pounds of beef you eat contributes to as much global warming as flying from New York to London—and the average American eats that much each month.

We’ve written quite a bit about the US Empire. A k —>> read more –>>