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kenny log ins Password generator based on kenny loggins lyrics. DANGER ZONE! via metafilter
in depth interview with Adrienne Buller about Green Capitalism. I appreciate her perspective that capitalism, as a complex system, protects itself like an organism. via 3 quarks daily
For carbon pricing mechanisms to actually be effective, they’d have to take force at a level that would be politically toxic. That's why it has never happened.
ESG has proven to be an effective way to lessen the pressure for firmer regulations that prohibit the allocation of capital in certain things, or that require it to be allocated for more material green investment, by creating the impression that something is being done without requiring much, if anything, of firms.
[ESG is] presented as if it all comes from a bunch of nerds sitting in offices working for MSCI. But none of that is neutral or naturally given or inevitable in any sense. So, the woke capital backlash has reintroduced the honest fact that these decisions are inherently political and subjective.
Once a fringe theory, "greedflation" gets its due. Narratives matter more than facts and the milton friedman-ites are doing the chicken dance. via r/economics
a data driven deepdive into the structural sexism of american countriy music radio
this is a super interesting analysis and a peek behind the curtain of how f'ed up one of many american media channels is - spoiler alert, deregulation is involved. via my own damn self.