Natural Capital
Soil
“Exposed: The Secret Life of Roots” ... One hundred fifty years ago, there was almost 40 inches of topsoil on US agricultural land. Now it’s down to only 18 inches of topsoil and clay underneath.
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The Trump Presidency
Loyal supporters ... and the unsupportable
The Hill ... Sunday shows — Officials rush to Trump's defense on Syria, sanctions
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Microfinance
New York Times reporting
Multiple links to a collection of New York Times reporting on Microfinance
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Newsletter: GreenBiz
Talking Sustainability
One of my television heroes, former late-night host David Letterman — one of the best interviewers in the business, especially these days, in his longer format — used to feature an occasional bit titled “Is This Anything?”
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Energy
Important conversation
A climate advocate walks into an oil industry summit ... And says 'ow.' But seriously, folks...
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The Trump Presidency
Hate, violence and stupidity
Backlash erupts at video depicting Trump killing media, critics
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Media and Events
Thomson Reuters and Ethical Corporation
Thomson Reuters acquires Ethical Corporation’s parent company FC Business Intelligence
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People
Karine Jean-Pierre
Order a copy of my new book? ... I'm Karine Jean-Pierre, MoveOn's chief public affairs officer. I'm also a political analyst on MSNBC. Maybe you've seen me on TV!
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The Trump Presidency
Ralph Nader on Impeachment
‘Abuse of the public trust’: Ralph Nader on why it’s time for the House to announce comprehensive articles of impeachment against Trump
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The Trump Presidency
Race ... issues getting aggravated
College students burn book after Latinx author called out white privilege on campus
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Policy Options
Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler
A recession is coming. When it does, we need to demand a Green New Deal ... Having squandered the last crisis, we cannot make the same mistakes again. A Green New Deal is the only reasonable response
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About Capitalism
Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff: We Need a New Capitalism ... The current system has led to profound inequality. To fix it, we need businesses and executives to value purpose alongside profit.
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Economics
Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences
Yesterday, IPA-affiliates Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer were named co-winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
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People in Politics
Ilhan Omar
Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room ... The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.
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The Modern Economy
Systemic Dysfunction
Brad Zarnett ... How Billionaire Greed Ruined a Perfectly Good Strategy Called Corporate Sustainability. (Part 1)
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Small Business
Problems and Solutions
Sustainability In MSMEs – Problems and Solutions ... and essay written by a consultant working in India
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Climate Crisis / Financial Crisis
One will result in the other
Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt, says Mark Carney ... Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency
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Metrics / Reporting
TBL Accounting
Social Accountability International and Center for Sustainable Organizations to Certify Triple Bottom Line Accounting Functions
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US Politics
AOC and Bernie Sanders
Ocasio-Cortez to endorse Sanders for president
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Technology
US Politics
NYT Opinion ... Trump Is Winning the Online War ... The technical superiority and sophistication of the president’s digital campaign is a hidden advantage of incumbency.
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News
MSNBC News October 15, 2019
MSNBC News October 15, 2019 ... collection of news briefs from MSNBC
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NYT News ... Middle East
Turkey / Syria / Kurds / US retreat
Trump Followed His Gut on Syria. Calamity Came Fast. ... All the warnings were there. But President Trump’s reliance on his instincts, and his relationships, led him to ignore the consequences of a move that has emboldened Russia, Iran and the Islamic State.
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Military Engineering
What has Great Britain invented?
Here is a fine example of British ingenuity put to work. Its a Nimitz class carrier of the USN. What on earth did Britain have to do with an American aircraft carrier?
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Homelessness
Big problem ... getting worse
Why Politicians Aren't Incentivized To Fix Big Problems Like Homelessness
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Initiative
Family Office Insights
Arthur Andrew Bavelas ... Family Office Insights ... A Linkedin Group and meeting organizer for Family Offices and Possible Projects
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Transport
Passenger Rail
My INCREDIBLE trip on the Arctic Circle Sleeper Train (2019)
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Transport
Passenger Rail
Britain's NEW high speed train: The AZUMA!
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Transport
Passenger Rail
Video ... Rovos Rail - Pride of Africa. From Cape Town to Dar Es Salaam
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The Trump Presidency
Speaking out ... Senator Richard Blumenthal
Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut ... Another reason I'm suing Trump: ... Our Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves.
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From the WEF 2019
Inequality
Push back ... calling out the billionaires ... taxation too low ... lots of really rotten jobs
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International Finance
Bretton Wood Institutions
The Guardian view on the IMF and World Bank: back a global Green New Deal ... At 75, the Bretton Woods institutions face an identity crisis. It’s time for them to chart a fresh course
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Politics
What has gone so wrong?
Donald Trump’s sanity is not the question. The real issue is how he got into office ... To reduce his presidency to a frail mind is to ignore the fact he’s an emblem of free-market, white supremacist nationalism
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ESG
What correlation with stock value
Facebook, Visa among the stocks with high ESG marks — enough to outrun the S&P 500 ... Companies with increased environmental, social and governance scores have put up outsized returns over the past five years, FactSet research shows
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Energy and Sustainability
Energy Companies
Profile information for 100 energy companies
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Activism
Credo
Petition: Stand with Sen. Merkley: Pay workers, not CEOs.... 'Rein in inflated CEO pay and make sure workers receive their fair share. Pass Sen. Merkley's Fair Share for Workers Act.'
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Activism
MoveOn
Petition demanding NBC fire complicit executives and make changes to stop sexual abuse and cover-ups?
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Agriculture
Use of Prairie Strips
Iowa’s farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture ... excellent piece from Lisa Schulte Moore ... Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
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Materials
Algae Into a Material as Hard as Steel
Researchers Turn Algae Into a Material as Hard as Steel. Thomas Brück of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and his team developed a process that uses algae oil to create carbon fibers.
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Social Media
Linkedin
After 30,000 connections, I’m all LinkedOut ... Our columnist finds to his horror that he’s reached his limit of LinkedIn connections, with requests building up faster than he can cull.
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Chocolate / Child Labor
Massive Greenwash!
Scorecard ranks top chocolate brands on child labor. Who flunked?
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US Politics: Bernie Sanders
Bernie's Back
Campaign Chronicles ... Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Make a Show of Force in Queens
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Trade
Canada / USA
Special Report: The USMCA, Updates & Upshots
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Trade
Canada / USA
Special Report: The Importance of Canadian Trade
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Event
Ralph Bunche Institute / CUNY Graduate Center
On Tuesday, October 29, we will be hosting Andrea Sangiovanni (European University Institute) for a talk entitled 'Self-Determination and the Right to Exclude'
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Company
Coca Cola
LEAKED AUDIO REVEALS HOW COCA-COLA UNDERMINES PLASTIC RECYCLING EFFORTS
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People
Mark Steyn
Video ... The End of the World as We Know It, with Mark Steyn
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US Policy and Politics
Shields and Brooks
Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Syria ‘blunder,’ impeachment outlook
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People
Jim Mattis
Video: General Jim Mattis brings insight and clarity to the nature of war / Reflections with General James Mattis - Conversations with History
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US Politics
Republican hard ball
Rep. Katie Hill resigns from Congress 'with a broken heart' after revenge porn smear campaign
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Technology
Privacy, surveillance and more
Facing up to tech abuses ... Bloomberg staff on Russian capabilities
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