US lobby groups representing the fossil fuel and automotive industries are world leaders when it comes to stalling government action on climate change, new research shows.
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Economics
Bill Mitchell: Some lessons from history for the design of a coronavirus fiscal intervention
While the analysis is focused on Australia at present, the principles developed are portable across national boundaries. Read here
Media
Defend Wikileaks: Julian Assange charged under Espionage Act in unprecedented attack on First Amendment
Yesterday, 23 May, federal prosecutors unsealed a new, 18-count superseding indictment charging Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act, the first use of the 1917 law against a publisher. Read here
Climate Crisis
MIT: How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities
Higher sea levels will push the water table up with them, causing flooding, contamination, and all manner of unseen chaos. Read here
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