From CommonDreamsPublished on Saturday, November 21, 2020byCommon DreamsTrump Skips G20 Pandemic Preparedness Meeting as Covid-19 Cases Surpass 12 Million in US "The president is not only missing from his post, but he's encouraging a mutiny."byJulia Conley, staff writer 0 CommentsU.S. President Donald Trump golfs at Trump National Golf Club on November 21, … [Read more...] about Trump Skips G20 Pandemic Preparedness Meeting as Covid-19 Cases Surpass 12 Million in US
Social Justice/社会正義
At G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F
From CommonDreamsPublished on Saturday, November 21, 2020 by Informed CommentAt G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F Although most of India's electricity and heating now comes from carbon-intensive coal, the country has big plans to transition to renewables.byJuan Cole 0 CommentsGopalakrishna Devraj inspects the … [Read more...] about At G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F
The Class War at Walmart
From JacobinIn 2018, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon took home more than $23 million. By contrast, McDonalds’s Chris Kempczinski was paid a mere $18 million last year — falling just short of making two thousand times the median wage for workers at his company. As many … [Read more...] about The Class War at Walmart
Stephen Kotkin’s <cite>Stalin</cite> Is a Distorting Mirror of the Russian Revolution
From JacobinStalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928, is the first of a … [Read more...] about Stephen Kotkin’s <cite>Stalin</cite> Is a Distorting Mirror of the Russian Revolution
Meatpacking Bosses in Iowa Allegedly Organized a Betting Pool on How Many Workers Would Get COVID
From JacobinAs of mid-November, viral outbreaks in the meatpacking industry have resulted in almost fifty thousand COVID-19 cases and over two hundred fifty deaths. This tragic and unnecessary toll stems from the attack on meatpacking unions (which weakened worker power … [Read more...] about Meatpacking Bosses in Iowa Allegedly Organized a Betting Pool on How Many Workers Would Get COVID