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Sustainable capitalism requires ‘outside-the-box’ thinking and systemic change, panelists say at WEF in Davos WEF

Sustainable capitalism requires ‘outside-the-box’ thinking and systemic change, panelists say at WEF in Davos

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND- Economists need to quantify the risk of ignoring environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and maintaining capitalism's status quo, Hiromichi Mizuno, chief investment officer for Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, said T…
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January 22, 2020
Brazil’s authoritarians charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrime for publishing leaks that revealed corruption at the highest levels Bolsonaro

Brazil’s authoritarians charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrime for publishing leaks that revealed corruption at the highest levels

Last June Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept published and reported on a massive trove of explosive leaks that revealed that top prosecutors and the judge who eventually became the justice minister of Brazil conspired to rig the corruption trial of the beloved and incredibly popular leader Lula, sending him to…
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January 22, 2020
Is Boris Johnson really planning to give away power to northern voters? The early signs aren’t good Tories and Labour

Is Boris Johnson really planning to give away power to northern voters? The early signs aren’t good

The real test for Boris Johnson’s commitment to the north will not be whether he holds a cabinet meeting there (he will do so on 31 January, to mark Brexit day), or even moves the House of Lords to York (which he probably won’t, despite the headlines). The test will…
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January 22, 2020
Brexit is a threat to animal welfare laws – the UK government must protect the rights of pets and livestock Animal Protection

Brexit is a threat to animal welfare laws – the UK government must protect the rights of pets and livestock

Britain is a country of animal lovers. The RSPCA estimates that around 44% of all UK households have a pet, with over 50 million animals living as part of our families. It’s no surprise then that animal welfare is important to many of us. We want animals to be treated…
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January 22, 2020
More than 50% of homeless families are black, government report finds Homeless

More than 50% of homeless families are black, government report finds

In 2019, an estimated 568,000 Americans experienced homelessness.January 22, 2020, 10:14 AM4 min read African Americans, despite making up just 13% of the U.S. population, account for a staggeringly disproportionate chunk of the nation's homeless population, according to a government report. In 2019, an estimated 568,000 Americans experienced homelessness, with…
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January 22, 2020