Who knows that a hurricane can't start with a Waste of Breath? Join the community and change the world - one Waste of Breath at a time.
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Talking climate disasters, frivolous wastes of money, Pharmaceutical monopolies, environmental justice, and how Trump is continuing to ignore the American tragedies unfolding around him.http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-feed-homeless-veterans-cost-military-parade-839813http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/local-news-anchors-now-have-to-r…
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So much to cover, so little time. Links below.https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2018/01/09/cost-of-weather-climate-disasters-was-306-billion-in-2017-what-could-you-buy-with-that/#254f111271edhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-07/nra-s-banker-wells-fargo-climbs-to-top-of-gunmaker-debt-markethttps://theintercept.com/2018/03/0…
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The proposed Trump budget is the exact opposite of what our economy needs. The greedy liars who have proposed it either 1) don't understand economics, or 2) are lying to steal our money. A little of column A, a little of column B.Από τον Troy N. Miller
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It's been a few days since the last one, so I run through some news you might have missed. Verizon will pocket its tax cut. Exxon quintupled its profit. Student debt is dragging down the economy, and young people are unionizing.Finally, let's talk about a plan I call "Soil Economics"https://heavy.com/news/2018/02/risks-costs-private-water-lead-pois…
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In a lengthy rant, I talk about the criminalization of poverty, and how that leads to big profits for private prisons and other companies that exploit prison labor. On the other hand, if you're rich in America, you grin and ask for your bank to be fined. With enough money, a prison sentence isn't social death - it's a springboard for a senate run!h…
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Today we talk about the flu; how climate change plays a role; how the absence of paid sick leave in America leads to epidemics; and, ultimately how greedy employers kill grandmothers.http://time.com/5105929/why-is-the-flu-so-bad-2018/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/02/03/581805417/the-liberian-elbow-bump-is-your-good-friend-during-fl…
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