Sustainable US transit advocates unite for Kamala Harris-Tim Walz — and against Donald Trump’s embrace of fossil fuel ~transport Article 1289 words 20 votes
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk [as it was not approved by the European Commission] ~tech social media Link 11 votes
Léna Lazare is the new face of climate activism—and she's carrying a pickax ~enviro climate change Article 3838 words, published Aug 7 2024 26 votes
Sweden has cut 80% of its net emissions since 1990 – while growing its economy twofold. How have they done it? ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 1397 words 31 votes
Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers ~tech google internet social media Link 61 votes
A tax break for Washington State data centers promised jobs. Now there are questions about whether the costs are worth it. ~tech Article 3874 words 7 votes
Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal ~transport Article 215 words 5 votes
A radical fix for Britain’s housing crisis: A new offshore city ~design urban planning Article 77 words 3 votes
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country ~enviro Article 1316 words 29 votes
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax ~tech google Link 12 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 votes
In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan ~news usa japan politics Link 21 votes
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox. ~enviro climate change Article 1955 words 11 votes
Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth" ~finance economics Video 9:26, published Jul 18 2024 15 votes
Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure ~misc politics Article 20 votes
Tech giants should be made subject to a global tax for their use of people's personal data, according to Norway's Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum ~tech Link 30 votes
What to know about the proposed Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing in the US Congress ~tech social media Article 1231 words 20 votes
Jessica Valenti (Abortion, Every Day) summarizing Kamala Harris' position on abortion rights ~misc politics Article 820 words 18 votes
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law ~tech social media privacy Article 256 words 28 votes
US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan ~finance Article 274 words 45 votes
Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger) ~finance economics Article 10 621 words 5 votes
Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted ~transport Video 4:50 24 votes
Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia ~misc politics Article 536 words 11 votes
Crunchyroll announces the removal of its comment section across all platforms to 'reduce harmful content' ~tech social media Link 49 votes
Colombia warns about danger for migrants after Panama closes Darien routes ~news colombia panama politics Link 13 votes
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on UK onshore windfarms ~enviro energy.renewable Article 712 words 34 votes
Singapore couples are marrying earlier to buy homes, leading some to regret ~finance Article 77 words 16 votes
Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down two laws ~health Article 719 words 58 votes
The government of Cuba declares itself in a ‘war-time economy’ ~finance economics Article 544 words 19 votes
Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids. ~life family parenting Article 470 words 31 votes
Denmark's plan to eliminate parallel societies has drawn criticism as ethnic discrimination. Others in Europe may be watching. ~life housing Article 1010 words 21 votes
Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances ~misc politics Article 327 words 5 votes
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing. ~life housing Article 1293 words 37 votes
Danish government makes new pact with youth organisations to protect children in the EU from the addictive design of social media and tech giants' business models ~tech social media Article 316 words 8 votes
International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study [by Gabriel Zucman] finds ~finance economics Article 536 words 30 votes
MTA stops work on Second Ave. subway amid congestion pricing confusion ~transport Article 558 words, published Jun 20 2024 14 votes
Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture ~enviro climate change Article 77 words 26 votes
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths ~science medicine Article 577 words 54 votes
Spain has more green power than it can use ~enviro energy.renewable Article 135 words, published Jun 19 2024 22 votes
US House GOP leaders vow to block online privacy bill over intraparty pushback ~tech privacy internet social media Article 19 votes
US bans sales of Kaspersky anti-virus software, citing ties to Russia ~tech Article 377 words 22 votes
Proposed ballot measure to raise corporate taxes, give every Oregonian $750 a year likely to make November ballot ~finance Article 931 words 39 votes