Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Driftless Area South Central Wisconsin, Dane County USA
2019-07-13 _F2A1308aaa
“Alaska Republican Touts Benefits of Children Being Abused to Death”
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“Researchers Warn of Climate 'Doom Loop' as Impacts Forestall Green Energy Transition
"It's too late to avoid the climate storm altogether," said a study co-author. "Our ability to steer out of the storm is frustrated by having to manage the impacts of the storm on the ship."”
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“Public Lands in the US Have Long Been Disposed to Fossil Fuel Companies. Now, the Lands Are Being Offered to Solar Companies
As the nation looks to transition to more forms of renewable energy, the country’s millions of acres of public lands could be key, drawing concerns over how local habitats could be impacted.”
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“Why This Is an Age Of Regress
The Single Organizing Principle That Explains Our World — And Why It Bodes Ill For the Future”
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“Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment”
“Regulations and reforms always become ineffective in containing capitalism. Neither is meant to be permanent. The capitalist system, the corporate-state, operating "normally"...
"Norfolk Southern helped convince government officials to repeal brake rules — and corporate lobbyists watered down hazmat safety regs."
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Nick Hanauer:
“One of the biggest tricks in trickle-down economics is conflating what’s good for a few capitalists individually with what's good for the economy in general. That’s how we've arrived at a place where companies are growing dangerously large. They're not doing this by investing in their business; they’re gobbling each other up through mergers and acquisitions. The prevailing trickle-down economic wisdom since the 1980s was that the bigger the company got, the better off everyone would be, which just isn’t true.
But it’s clear that the Reagan revolution is over. There’s a transformation in how people think about the economy, the government, and its role. This transformation is mainly due to the Biden administration’s approach to managing the economy, including how they deal with anti-competitive monopolies and corporate consolidation.
The President has said, “competition policy is how we ensure that our economy isn’t about people working for capitalism, it’s about capitalism working for people.” He’s setting the tone, and several people are using their roles in his administration to take a more aggressive stance against corporate concentration – which is good news for everyone.
I’m talking about people like Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, who recently proposed a ban on noncompetes, and Jonathan Kanter, the head of the antitrust division over at the Justice Department, who is taking on tech giants like Google and Apple for antitrust violations.
I recently shared this article from David Dayen at the American Prospect about the Biden Administration's push for competition. This week, I interviewed Dayen about his findings because he offers an absolutely fascinating look into what the Biden administration is doing to rein these companies in and bring more competition into the economy.”
“A Pitched Battle on Corporate Power
Biden’s expansive executive order seeks to restore competition in the economy. It’s been a long, slow road to get the whole government on board—but there are some formidable gains.”
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