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'United by Nature' "a #collaborative effort to understand how #nature shapes our lives, and how we can shape nature's #future" weareunitedbynature.org #biodiversity #biosphere #ecosystems #ecologicalCrisis

'How US #dollar came to dominate the world'? "So how did a country with just over 4 percent of the world’s population come to dominate global #banking and #trade?" | @bbcworldservice bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… #MonetaryPolicy #dollarization #ReserveCurrency #economy

'Exposure to toxins early in life linked to lower #IQ'? "A #PublicHealth expert says children who are exposed to #toxins, especially when they are in the womb, have lower #IQs among other deleterious outcomes" | @hereandnow wbur.org/hereandnow/202… #chemicals #pollution

'Author argues #SocialJustice efforts are often performative' "@Musa_alGharbi argues that many efforts to improve social justice and reduce #inequality have been superficial, without accomplishing their goals" | @hereandnow wbur.org/hereandnow/202… #BeyondWoke? #IdentityPolitics

Kind notice by the redoubtable Jamie Galbraith of my most recent book, Spread the Fed. The Fed was originally established as a network of regional development-finance institutions. Bring that back now. ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

'#RestoringNature for all'? "We visit..major project in the north of England's #LakeDistrict that is #restoring a damaged #landscape, including 're-wiggling' #rivers and repairing #PeatBogs" | @bbcworldservice bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… #EcologicalRestoration #WatershedRestoration

'How is climate change affecting #AnimalMigration?' "From wildebeest in the Serengeti to sharks in the sea, #ClimateChange is altering animal journeys. It's not just impacting the #wildlife but our fight against #climate change itself" | @bbcworldservice bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

During his farewell address, @POTUS Joe Biden warns Americans about the dangers of a rising #oligarchy in America

'Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. @ChuckRocha' "what happened in the #2024election and why the #DemocraticParty failed to reach Latino male #voters" | @LatinoUSA latinousa.org/2025/01/12/hom… #Democrats #progressives #EconomicPopulism #LatinoVote #politics

2024 (1.55° to 1.6°C) PUTS WORLD ABOVE 1.5°C FOR SURE 17 months 1.5°C For all the world's children today and all future generations, the world is above 1.5°C. Current warming acceleration and drivers make warming continuing to increase certain. #globalwarming #climatechange

Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries | Climate crisis | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

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"In her new #book 'The Serviceberry', botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that #humans would be wise to learn from the #CircularEconomies of #reciprocity and #abundance that play out in natural ecosystems" | @npratc npr.org/2024/12/25/nx-…

Climate Christmas Consequences . . . as described here doi.org/10.1093/biosci… @ECOWARRIORSS