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Over 70 groups sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging him to protect communities and the climate by abolishing the filibuster.

Why is the media fawning over nuclear businessman Bill Gates? In a much-publicised interview he did on 60 Minutes Gates hyped up “advanced nuclear” fusion, SMRs and all the other tech marvels he is promoting. His interviewer, Anderson Cooper, completely ignorant of the subject, lapped it up, and failed to point out that none of these are proven technologies. Why Bill Gates can’t save the world, The Fifth Estate, BY DAVID THORPE / 23 FEBRUARY 2021   Why don’t these billionaire philanthropists like Gates just stop their foundations and pay their fair share of taxes? The media...

Bill Gates, Climate Warrior – and Super Emitter Details Bill Gates has a new book out: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. But some people are less than amused at having to take lessons on the climate crisis from a billionaire who, in the words of the ETC Group, “made a fortune skirting government regulations with monopolistic practices, and holds a significant financial stake in the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry.”   The following article by Tim Schwab makes clear just how extensive those fossil fuel investments are and how much they are at od...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? During the pandemic, Bill Gates’s personal fortune has increased by an impressive $20 billion, but even these gains pale in comparison to his soaring political influence—as the news media has widely trumpeted his leadership on Covid-19, praising his charitable donations or extolling him as a “visi...

Should the Black Lives Matter movement receive the Nobel Peace Prize?