Southern Bancorp
"Growing inequality was leaving a huge chunk of the population behind, primarily those from Black and other minority communities. The pandemic finally made the scale of the crisis clear, with families lining up in cars at food banks within weeks of the first shelter-in-place orders." … more »
Anne Helen Petersen
"The writer Anne Helen Petersen’s new book is primarily about “burnout,” a condition endemic to the Millennial generation that she describes as a persistent “sensation of dull exhaustion” and “the feeling that you’ve optimized yourself into a work robot.” … more »
USGS
" For years, Americans have avoided confronting these changes in their own backyards. The decisions we make about where to live are distorted not just by politics that play down climate risks, but also by expensive subsidies and incentives aimed at defying nature." … more »
FEMA/Michael Raphael
One of the things the Covid pandemic has exposed is the complete incompetence and dysfunction of state agencies: the EDD and the DMV being two of the more egregious examples, but hardly the only ones. Though their staffs are well paid and have generous pension benefits, they have ignored their charge to serve the public for decades. … more »
The Guardian
"Covid-19 continues to kill close to 1,000 Americans a day. But for those who develop dangerous cases of the infection, advances in medical care and the growing experience of doctors are improving the chances of survival." … more »
Literary Hub
"A new book retells the artist’s fairy tale—rising out of deprivation to storm the spires of rock and roll—by considering his influence on the U.K." … more »
Bloomberg
"Top executives, policy makers, scientists and activists have been gathering this week for the first-ever Bloomberg Green Festival. The virtual event focuses on the core issues of climate change." … more »
Lisa Vielstädte
"Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it." All of this could be stopped if gas and oil companies took responsibility for them after they have sucked all the profits out of them. But the California Legislature does nothing to stop it. … more »
Wikipedia.org
"Ray Dalio certainly is no radical idealist, but in his frequent writings and media appearances the veteran investor consistently calls for Americans to rewrite their longstanding contract with capitalism so that it is fairer and more generous to more people." … more »
Allison Shelley.UCLA
"Last year, State Auditor Elaine Howle joined those calling for reform in issuing the findings of an audit that the Legislature requested on spending by three representative districts. She concluded that the districts — Oakland, Clovis and San Diego — had not been transparent about spending “supplemental and concentration” money." … more »
