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Ever since the pandemic in 2020, Americans have been staying home in record numbers, and the result, says U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, is an “epidemic of loneliness and isolation.” But, thanks to initiatives like All One Thing, Project Gather, and the documentary Join or Die, that epidemic may be ending. Welcome to the Human Doom…
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Traffic gridlock has become such a major problem in that people are moving into the suburbs, which increases commuter traffic on the nearby highways. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority believes rail is the solution, and it believes it so strongly that it plans to spend nearly $2.5 billion over the next three years for commuter rail…
Although immigration causes severe problems in some cities, Midwestern cities see it as a solution to many of their problems, including labor shortages and years of depopulation. The Midwest cities in search of new migrants http://archive.today/8KU1f Related Reading
South Africa is moving toward paying all people between the ages of 18 and 59 a regular grant, regardless of their health, wealth, or even their promise to seek work. Free money? South Africa floats universal basic income for all https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/free-money-south-africa-floats-universal-basic-income-for-all Related Reading
The USDA has a long history of refusing to lend money to Black farmers, approving smaller loans to Black farmers compared to white farmers, and foreclosing quicker on Black farmers than white farmers. To rectify this, the Biden administration has given more than $2 billion to more than 23,000 victims. But is it enough? US pays $2bn…
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Five local tenants unions from around the country have had so much success in taking on big landlords that they have joined hands to launch a new national union. Billing itself “the union of unions,” it is the first major national effort at tenant organizing in 40 years. A National Tenants Union Has Arrived https://inthesetimes.com/article/national-tenants-union-federation Related Reading
One of the most unique resources featured in our ‘Resources for a Better World‘ guide is this amazing collaboration involving Mother Jones, The Center for Public Integrity, and Reveal. “A government program gave formerly enslaved people land after the Civil War, only to take nearly all of it back a year and a half later….
Estimates suggest that billionaires pay about 0.3% of their wealth in tax, so Brazil has floated a proposal to impose a 2 percent global tax on all of them. The idea would raise $250 billion a year, and several nations have voiced their support. However, U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen opposes it. Here’s how Brazil’s proposed…
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Let’s face it. Even when public protests and demonstrations are annoying, unpopular and disruptive, they also can be very effective. Why Protest Works—Even When It’s Unpopular https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2024/07/26/why-protest-works Related Reading
The superrich among us are getting richer by the day while the poorest among us are getting poorer by the day. Making the superrich pay their fair share of taxes would help a little, but not a lot. So, what to do? One idea making the rounds is that since there is no social value…