“No doubt canceling SXSW was a tough call for the city,” data scientist Spencer Fox writes. “But public health concerns must take priority.”
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Inside China’s all-out war on the novel coronavirus
Via The New York Times: “Dr. Bruce Aylward, of the World Health Organization got a rare glimpse into Beijing’s campaign to stop the epidemic. Here’s what he saw.”
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John Oliver tackles coronavirus myths and scams on Last Week Tonight
As coronavirus spreads to the United States, John Oliver discusses what’s being done to fight the illness, what’s gone wrong, and how to stay safe.
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Your pricey outdoor gear may have been made in factories where workers are abused
“Allegations of abuse have surfaced at a Bangladeshi factory whose multinational owner manufactures for some of the most popular outdoor brands we love. Here’s why that should surprise no one,” Joe Lindsey writes.
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As Australia burns, its right wing prime minister Scott Morrison refuses to act on climate
The United States isn’t the only prominent democracy with a fossil fuel loving chief executive who refuses to act on climate. Australia’s current prime minister is an ignoramus who has no solutions to offer as the country chokes on horrific smoke from devastating brushfires.
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Progress *is* possible: Major cruise line to abandon plastic water bottles
Norweigan Cruise Line is phasing out plastic water bottles and switching to lower impact containers made by Just Water.
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Former U.K. Tory Prime Minister John Major offers a harsh assessment of Boris Johnson
Major made the remarks to an audience at the CBI annual dinner.
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Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Nah! Try Prime Spectator!
If you aren’t paying attention to what’s happening on the other side of the Atlantic, you should tune in. British politics has entered a moment of incredibly high drama.
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Aviation writer: Know the facts about private jets before you bash them
In this provocative article, aviation writer Doug Gollan challenges the notion that private jets are wasteful and elitist.
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Trade war starts changing manufacturers in hard-to-reverse ways
If the electronics industry sneezes, few places will catch a cold as quickly as Portland, Oregon.
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As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007
As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, here’s a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007. Watch and laugh… if you can.
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Facebook co-founder: It’s time to break up Facebook
“We are a nation with a tradition of reining in monopolies, no matter how well intentioned the leaders of these companies may be. Mark’s power is unprecedented and un-American,” Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes writes, referring to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “It is time to break up Facebook.”
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Cambodians who fled to Seattle ‘shocked’ as details emerge of Republican Doug Ericksen’s $500K deal with regime
Donald Trump booster and Tim Eyman pal Doug Ericksen has teamed up with disgraced former State Representative Jay Rodne to promote the interests of Cambodia’s authoritarian Hun Sen regime in the United States. The pair have a deal with the regime worth half a million dollars.
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As Gaza fighting intensifies, Israelis and Palestinians bury their dead
“As much as they loathe one another, they are also codependent: Hamas uses its defiance of Israel to portray itself as the true voice of Palestinian resistance, and Israel’s right-wing government exploits Gaza’s unruliness to argue that it lacks a partner for peace talks.”
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Private equity pillage is what’s killing brick and mortar retail — not online competition
“The private equity business model is to strip assets from companies that they acquire. The latest victims: retail grocery chains.”
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For the best coverage of the devastating Notre Dame fire, turn to France 24’s English channel
Forget CNN — turn to France 24 English for a French perspective of the catastrophic events of Monday, April 15th, 2019 at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
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Julian Assange got what he deserved
“Don’t continue to fall for his phony pleas for sympathy, his megalomania, and his well-established promiscuity with the facts,” Michael Weiss says to Assange sympathizers.
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Indicting Amazon, Archbishop of Canterbury slams modern capitalism as ‘reincarnation of an ancient evil’
Justin Welby, the top clergyman in the Anglican Church, recently gave a fiery speech in which he criticized Amazon for its unethical, exploitative business practices and poor treatment of workers. The Washington Post has a good synopsis of the speech.
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Thousands of marchers in British Columbia say no to Trans Mountain pipeline
“If the opposition movement in British Columbia and Washington state has a totem animal, it is the critically-endangered southern resident killer whale that travels the waters even more tankers will use if the pipeline is built,” writes Lynda Mapes
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Tiny, wealthy Qatar goes its own way, and pays for it
“Qatar’s citizens, today numbering 300,000, have become very rich, very fast. Their average income of $125,000 is the highest in the world, over twice that of the United States or Saudi Arabia. The state cocoons them with free land, cushy jobs and American universities. Gleaming supercars and limousines cruise along Doha’s palm-lined corniche. Poor Qataris are hard to find.”
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This fourteen year old’s $2 million custom printing business is leaving competitors in the dust
Fast Magazine has just published a must-read profile of Buttonsmith, Inc., a Carnation-based union print shop and trusted NPI vendor founded by Henry Burner when he was ten years old. As author Glenn Fleishman explains, the business has grown rapidly and now does millions of dollars in business thanks to the Burner family’s technological prowess and smart business sense. Henry’s mother Darcy serves as CEO, while his father Mike Burner serves as the lead software developer.
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