2020 Election: Why I Voted How I Did
Unsurprisingly, rhetoric usually becomes increasingly political as we approach the 2020 presidential election. To paraphrase a staffer on Aaron Sorkin’s
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Gretchen Whitmer: When We Say “Mobility,” We Really Mean “Cars”
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Council on Future Mobility is not about mobility, it’s about cars. That’s got to change if we’re serious about decarbonizing transportation– or building an equitable future of any kind.
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California’s Nonprofits and Gig Workers Face A Three-fer
Oakland-based nonprofit fundraising and strategy consultant Julie Barton, PhD, talks to us about her concerns regarding the nonprofit sector. We also get some perspective on California’s new law, AB5, which has had unintended consequences for the gig economy at an extremely inopportune time.
Read MoreCorporations Hoard Cash– To No Public Benefit. Why Are We Still Giving Them Money?
There are two notable points about the gargantuan COVID19 rescue bill recently passed by Congress. The first? It’s not enough.
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COVID19 Diaries: Want To Protect The Economy? Protect Consumers.
Individual consumers are the life and death of the US economy. So why does the proposed bailout package focus disproportionately on corporations?
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COVID19 Has Become A Disaster And Demonstrates The Fallacy of Our Privatized Healthcare System
Test shortages, outrageous bills, and inability to access care have defined the advent of COVID19 in the United States. Is it time to reëvaluate our system?
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Climate Leadership Conference: Decarbonizing Transportation, One Electric SUV At A Time?
One recurring theme at last week’s Climate Leadership Conference was the topic of decarbonizing the transportation sector. Transportation accounts for
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Interview with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch on America’s Pledge
Nat sits down with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch to talk about America’s Pledge, an initiative to bring together cities, states, and corporations to tackle the climate crisis– with real, quantifiable benefits for every citizen.
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