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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: The Future of Food, Agriculture, and Aquaculture
- Replies: 267
- Views: 788638
Re: The Future of Food, Agriculture, and Aquaculture
Towards Sustainable Food Systems: Global Initiatives and Innovations April 23, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) Contemporary food systems were originally developed to tackle challenges of the mid-20th century, aiming to supply abundant, efficient, non-perishable starchy calories to accommodate the e...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: Biology & Medicine
- Topic: Cancer News and Discussions
- Replies: 537
- Views: 367310
Re: Cancer News and Discussions
Breakthrough Rice Bran Nanoparticles Show Promise as Affordable and Targeted Anticancer Agent April 22, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) Several types of conventional cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, destroy healthy cells along with cancer cells. In advanced stages of cancer, ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Economic and jobs news thread
- Replies: 646
- Views: 433269
Re: Economic and jobs news thread
A lot of volatility in the markets lately. The One Percent Move Report for April 23, 2024 Introduction: (Morgan Stanley) What Happened in the Markets? • The S&P 500 rose 1.2% Tuesday to end the day at 5,070.55, having gained 6.3% thus far in 2024. • Ten of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were higher ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: The affordable housing crisis
- Replies: 27
- Views: 24238
Re: The affordable housing crisis
Oregon Homelessness Case headed to Supreme Court by Thom Hartmann April 22, 2024 Introduction: (The Oregonian) A lawsuit that began in Grants Pass in 2018 will be argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this month, potentially paving the way for nationwide changes in the ways cities address certa...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: USA News and Discussions
- Replies: 1068
- Views: 609637
Re: USA News and Discussions
First They Came for My Appliances by Abby Zimet April 14, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dream) Okay all you naysayers whining shambolic House GOPers aren't doing their job just 'cause they're blocking border solutions, ignoring infrastructure, enabling Ukrainian deaths and barely keeping the governmen...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread
- Replies: 64
- Views: 58187
Re: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread
Now, according to capitalist measurement, this (see above post) presents a very bad outcome. No coal reaches the market from the site in question. No internalized profits result. Yet from a socialist perspective, the outcome is not so bad. Externalized diseconomies are avoided, and more sustainable ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
- Topic: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread
- Replies: 64
- Views: 58187
Re: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread
A common tactic used to discredit socialism is to apply metrics that were developed by and for capitalist society. This puts a premium on internalized profit and an increasing volume monetary exchange. Missing the point that today's green forms of socialism place more emphasis on sustainability and ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1182
- Views: 426848
Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
General Election: Trump vs. Biden Marist Trump 48, Biden 51 Biden +3 General Election: Trump vs. Biden vs. Kennedy vs. West vs. Stein Marist Trump 38, Biden 43, Kennedy 14, West 2, Stein 2 Biden +5 Sample size: 1047 Registered Voters Source of Maris survey summary: https://www.realclearpolling.com/...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: The legal troubles of Donald Trump news and discussions
- Replies: 650
- Views: 156036
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:55 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: South America Watch Thread
- Replies: 128
- Views: 114206
Re: South America Watch Thread
I was pleasantly surprised recently to discover that the journal Capitalism, Nature, and Socialism (CNS) is still around and is even available online. Because I have not been monitoring headlines for interesting articles, the article I have chosen to cite and link is a little dated. It was published...