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January 8, 2020

Canada’s Exxon Subsidiary Ignored Its Own Climate Research
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It has come to light in recent years that major fossil fuel companies knew well in advance that their activities were gravely distorting the climate, even as they waged a relentless campaign to confuse public opinion and prevent regulatory action. A flood of cases are now making their way through the courts against Exxon Mobil and other companies accused of concealing the truth of a calamity now slowly enveloping the world.

New York Is Proposing the Creation of a ‘Public Venmo’ - VICE
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Lawmakers and activists are proposing a digital payment platform and currency to help millions of New Yorkers without bank accounts.

Unifor calls on all 315,000 members to support locked out workers | Regina Leader-Post
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“We’ve done this plenty of times. We’ve had support from Unifor locals across the country and we certainly need it here.”

TV Pundits Praising Suleimani Assassination Neglect to Disclose Ties to Arms Industry
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David Petraeus, Jack Keane, Van Hipp, John Negroponte, and Jeh Johnson all celebrate President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassim Suleimani.

Trump Sending Aid Mission to Bolivia Ahead of Election | Voice of America - English
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"Morales expelled the USAID from Bolivia in 2013, accusing it of political interference by support for groups and local governments that that opposed him."

Snow plow union says workplace conditions having bigger impact on service than possible strike

An internal email from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has some New Brunswickers worried about snowplow service in rural areas of the province.The email circulated to MLAs in early December says that rural service could be..

Trans Mountain Deal Was Structured to Bleed Billions, Finds Economist | The Tyee
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Robyn Allan dug into the megaproject’s economics and says it’s already losing money.

ASSA 2020 – part three: currencies, climate, china and crises | Michael Roberts Blog
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In this last part of my review of ASSA 2020, I want to cover some other issues discussed at ASSA, especially one big issue: the economics of climate change; and finally, look at the papers in the s…