As this interview report says, “The planet is getting hotter and the richest 1 percent of humanity accounts for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66 percent. Indeed, the interconnection between climate change and economic inequality has emerged as a central theme in serious economic analyses and a focal point of climate activism.” Much of this is a result of the Trump-Republican/TCP 2017 tax cut which was entirely rigged to support the rich and harm the poor. The Trump-Republican/TCP has already made it clear that if criminal Trump is elected they are going to try for further tax cuts for the rich and major reduction of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other social support programs. Vote for Trump and you are voting to degrade your own wellbeing.
Protesters gather at Greeley Square in Midtown Manhattan on November 27, 2017, in New York City. Credit: Erik McGregor / Ligthrocket / Getty
In the exclusive interview for Truthout that follows, progressive political economist James K. Boyce — who has just received the inaugural Global Inequality Research Award from Sciences Po and the World Inequality Lab for his groundbreaking work in the field of economic and environmental inequalities – explains the main causes behind the broad trend of rising inequality in the U.S. and globally, and how it is linked to environmental degradation.
However, as Boyce makes clear, environmental degradation does not impact everyone equally. Environmental […]
Andy Corbley, Founder and Editor of World At Large - Good News Network
Stephan:
Here is the next generation of EVs. This is very good news. Add roads that charge vehicles, and humans seriously move out of the carbon vehicle era.
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One of the most hotly anticipated concept cars in recent history, the Aptera solar-powered car took a large step towards reality recently as the first-ever production-grade body arrived at the company’s headquarters in San Diego.
This three-wheeler is advertised as containing 34 square feet of solar paneling that actually powers the car as it drives or while it’s parked, but so many aspects are completely new in a commercial automobile designed for mass production that extra precautions and preparations are needed before it can hit the road.
“We had so much fun last week celebrating a company milestone—the arrival of Aptera’s first production body in San Diego,” the company wrote in a post on X. “Now Team Aptera is back to work finalizing the cable routing, connectors, and placement of components in preparation for our first [production-intent] builds.”
According to Elektrek, the company has ordered all the parts for its production-intent battery packs, and other non-structural components are currently being […]
Never in the last century have so many people of one party walked away from a career in Congressional public office. I don’t think anything could make it clearer that the TCP have taken over the Republican Party and those in the House have no interest in actually governing to foster wellbeing. They have other agendas, other priorities, and Republicans who still care about keeping the United States as a democracy.
Hopefully, the November election will result in criminal Trump losing and both houses of Congress being under the control of the Democrats. I don’t say this as a partisan I say it as someone who believes the function of government should be fostering wellbeing. And the TCP/Republicans are stopping that from happening.
Republican Representative Jacob LaTurner (R-KS) Credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty
Another Republican announced Thursday he’s leaving the House and heading home.
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS) declared his decision not to seek reelection in the fall in a public statement on X that both acknowledged and downplayed criticisms that his party has spurred chaos in the House of Representatives.
“Undoubtedly the current dysfunction on Capitol Hill is distressing,” LaTurner wrote. “But it almost always has been; we just didn’t see most of it.”
LaTurner, 36, said he left to pursue other opportunities, unspecified with the exception of the chance to spend more time with his wife Suzanne and their four young children.
“I remain optimistic about the future of this country not only because we have overcome more significant obstacles in the past, but that the vast majority of people I have served with are good and trying to do the right thing,” he wrote.
“It has become fashionable for some to fear for the future of this country and act […]
On balance, I am not sure the internet is a positive influence in society. I see more and more stories about White supremacists organizing violence, the fake porn of barely pubescent girls circulated through their schools, the scamming of the elderly, and the weaponization of lies to manipulate voters. Then, today, I came across this one. And while all this damage is being done the American Congress behaves like cultish teenagers and nothing gets done. Based on the evidence it is clear the dark side of the internet is a constant social cancer.
Accounts branded with 764 were prevalent on Instagram, where users posted graphic images. Meta, Instagram’s parent company, says has banned 764-related accounts that violate its rules. Credit: Ali Winston / Instagram
WIRED collaborated with Der Spiegel, Recorder, and The Washington Post on this reporting. Each wrote separate stories that the news organizations agreed to publish in tandem. This story contains descriptions of abuse, self-harm, murder, and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.
It sounds like a cheap true-crime conspiracy: An international network of predators steeped in Satanism lure children from seemingly harmless online platforms like Discord, Minecraft, and Roblox and extort them to sexually exploit and grievously harm themselves. Some victims are even pushed to suicide.
Except it’s true.
A reporting consortium including Der Spiegel, Recorder, TheWashington Post, and WIRED has unearthed a sprawling ecosystem that has targeted thousands of people and victimized dozens, if not hundreds, of children using some of the internet’s biggest platforms. Law enforcement believes the “com” network encompasses a swath of interlocking groups with thousands of users, including hundreds of hardcore members who victimize children through coordinated online campaigns of extortion, doxing, swatting, and harassment.
This reporting consortium has obtained and analyzed more […]
Here is what looks like wonderful good news. As a person who has worn glasses or contacts since I was 8 years old, I immediately reacted with positive thoughts when I read this report. I will stay in touch with this emerging technology and keep SR readers up to date.
Professor Sutton at work. Credit: Stefanie Zingsheim / University of Sydney
In an interview with the Brisbane Times, an Australian ophthalmologist and biotech entrepreneur lays out his vision for a world in which curing blindness in millions of people worldwide is easy and can be done with a bit of cell replication and a 3D printer.
Professor Gerard Sutton is co-founder of Bienco, which he claims now possesses a product—both physical and intellectual—that will soon be able to mass-produce natural corneas for transplantation into the blind.
Cornea transplantation is the most common way of restoring lost sight, but it’s a very technical procedure that relies on donors. The thin see-through “windscreen” of the eyeball, damage or disease to the cornea is a major cause of non-hereditary blindness worldwide.
In the interview, Sutton’s voice shrinks as he recalls a trip he took to Myanmar in 2004 when he was hoping to help the situation of blindness from the previous civil war by training surgeons to perform cornea transplants. On ice, he said, he had brought along […]
