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2020 Democratic primary: The case for Elizabeth Warren - Vox
“She understands America’s problems better than anyone else in the field, in part because it’s her research and analysis that now forms the base for much of the policy debate. She understands how to focus and wield the powers of the regulatory state better than anyone else, because she’s actually done it, and because it’s core to her political project. And she is, far and away, the candidate with the clearest plan for making ambitious governance possible again.”
Bernie Sanders could be the most electable Democrat in 2020 - Vox
“It’s fine if you want to be annoyed that Sanders’s self-presentation as a revolutionary who will sweep all practical obstacles aside is at odds with his reality as an experienced legislator who does typical senator stuff in a typical way. But there’s no reason to be worried that Sanders is a deluded radical who doesn’t understand how the government works.”
Opinion | The Revolution Comes to Davos - The New York Times
“For every Microsoft, which made an expensive pledge to eliminate all of the carbon it has ever produced, there’s a Johnson & Johnson, claiming that it strives to “create healthier communities,” despite being recently fined over $450 million for fueling the American opioid crisis.”
Are autonomous cars really safer than human drivers? - The Conversation
“Most comparisons between human drivers and automated vehicles have been at best uneven, and at worst, unfair.”
Why These Australia Fires Are Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before - The New York Times
“While scientists have long predicted that climate change would bring longer and more intense fire seasons, the blazes were not expected to be this bad this soon, Dr. Bradstock said. Under his projections, Australia would not have seen this kind of devastation for another 40 to 50 years, he said.”
Reducing Fire, and Cutting Carbon Emissions, the Aboriginal Way - The New York Times
“Indigenous people, using precisely timed, low-intensity fires, burn their properties the way a suburban homeowner might use a lawn mower.”
Climate Change Could Blow Up the Economy. Banks Aren’t Ready. - The New York Times
“By some estimates, global gross domestic product could plunge by 25 percent because of the effects of climate change. Central banks have enough trouble dealing with mild recessions, and would not be powerful enough to combat an economic downturn of that scale.”
John Roberts comes face to face with the mess he made - The Washington Post
“The Republican Party, weakened by the new dominance of outside money, couldn’t stop Trump’s hostile takeover of the party or the takeover of the congressional GOP ranks by far-right candidates. The new dominance of ideologically extreme outside groups and donors led lawmakers on both sides to give their patrons what they wanted: conflict over collaboration and purity at the cost of paralysis. The various decisions also suppress the influence of poorer and non-white Americans and extend the electoral power of Republicans in disproportion to the popular vote.”
Ten things technology platforms can do to safeguard the 2020 U.S. election.
A number of us do not think platforms will self-regulate, and we are not optimistic that the U.S. government will legislate or regulate in time to protect our democratic process therefore we have 10 ideas that the platforms could enact now.
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