by Julia Conley The coffee chain launched an aggressive anti-union campaign as three Buffalo, New York-area stores attempted to unionize for fair pay this fall.
by Peter Montague CCS is the fossil-fuel industry's last-gasp attempt to prevent the U.S. and the world from abandoning fossil energy in favor of cheaper, cleaner solar power.
by Richard Heinberg In order to recover the abundance of these fuels that the EIA claims will be there for the taking, between now and 2050 the industry will need to drill something on the order of 700,000 new wells at a total cost of over $5 trillion.
by Sonali Kolhatkar Even when it’s raking in record profits, the company is trying to keep workers from earning their fair share. This time, it may not work.
by Mariana Mazzucato, Jayati Ghosh In addition to prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic and threatening the economic recovery, the new Omicron variant is a reminder that our system for managing global health emergencies remains woefully inadequate.
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