img

Labor and Green Jobs

By
|
In General
|
On March 20, 2021
|
count
I was very happy to be interviewed and quoted for this excellent Ella Nilsen piece at Vox on the labor movement's reticent on green jobs. To me, this statement, which I've used before, is the fundamental issue with green jobs: “The fossil fuel industries were unionized...
img

Pfizer slays the Eeyores again

By
|
In General
|
On March 19, 2021
|
count
Data from Israel indicates that the Pfizer vaccine is highly effective 1)at preventing asymptomatic transmission and 2)against the UK variant: Pfizer's vaccine is successful in preventing not only symptomatic COVID-19, but also asymptomatic disease according to new real-world data, Israel's Ministry of Health and Pfizer/BioNTech announced...
img

Do the Outer Banks Have a Future

By
|
In General
|
On March 19, 2021
|
count
For two decades or more, those who follow issues of climate change have known that the Outer Banks are probably doomed. And yet, as one of the nation's most popular vacation spots, there's been a shocking lack of taking this issue seriously. The fascists who control...
img

I see no lies here

By
|
In General
|
On March 19, 2021
|
count
Elizabeth Warren speaks the unassailable truth about the filibuster: Signaling a coming case by progressives, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told Axios the Senate's legislative filibuster, which requires 60 votes for most legislation, wasn't a creation of the founding fathers.What she's saying: "The filibuster has deep roots in...
This div height required for the sticky sidebar