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Climate change, sports heroes, civil rights, anti-democratic forces, and more
This week’s best/most interesting/most maddening reads included an assortment of climate stories, a few on the rise of anti-democratic forces in America and beyond, the passing of legend Bill Russell and myths perhaps equaling reality with Cincoteague ponies. Let me know what you think or what you read this week.
Climate-related stories
This was a blockbuster piece by Pro-Publica and The NY Times on climate justice and developing countries. Fascinating look at how much debt is due to natural disasters: https://nyti.ms/3zmp9vn
A very unexpected surprise with a possible huge climate/energy deal in the U.S.:
ClimateTrade CEO Fran Benedito interviewed
Changing cities for the better to fight climate change
Climate change and the poor - illustrating San Antonio
Como nos afecta en el día a día el calor
Visualization of a world on fire - this is just so fantastic, please take the time to view
Rise of slow-mads- digital nomads with interest in green living, slower pace
Sports, heroes and anti-heroes (hint, Bill Russell and Jackie Robinson are the heroes, Dan Snyder the anti-hero)
In the wake of legend Bill Russell passing, a reminder that nobody is immune to racism. Karen Russell, daughter of Bill Russell, on racism - written 1987
What made Bill Russell a hero @jemelehill
Baseball fields for children with disabilities
The Jackie Robinson Museum opens at last - can not wait to visit this
Washington Football Team’s Dan Snyder evading consequences; Dan Snyder needs to go
Civil rights, social justice, society and the rise of the right-wing
This was really a fascinating piece on how friendships with those in other socioeconomic classes lead to more upward mobility
As a Notre Dame grad, I never learned about this battle of Notre Dame students with the KKK nearly a century ago
Housing house of cards
Front-line workers of color less likely to be promoted
How Mussolini is being forgotten in Italy with the surge of far-right movements
Mastercard Chief Administration Officer Tim Murphy and the National Urban League on the urgent fight for civil rights
Tim Murphy and National Urban League head on civil rights fight
How 6 states could overturn the election
Matt Gaetz attacks, body-shaming and social media trolling of minorities @bytheresavargas
Truly a must-read on Saudi Arabia’s MBS
Election deniers controlling elections in 5 states
Russia in Sudan - buying favor
An eclectic mix of topics
Fear of rampant crime in NYC is more driven by perception than reality - very, very well-done piece
How our brains cope with multilingualism
Latest Jonathan Haidt story on social media
Conclusive evidence on how head impact injured the brain and leads to CTE
Mythical origins of Chincoteague ponies could be real
College dropout bedridden who found a surgery to treat his own illness
Origins of this monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria in 2017 ignored
The dangers to womens’ health due to abortion ban
Need for reform of organ transplant system
53 muerto en San Antonio
Abortion on the ballot
Rethinking how we think