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(Photograph by Allen J. Schaben /Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.) The Biden administration’s Earth Day summit is being heralded by progressives as the United States’ triumphant return to the global stage on climate after years of neglect under President Trump. The summit is “an opportunity for the U.S. to come back onto the scene to show it is taking climate change seriously,” according to David Waskow , director of the International Climate Initiative.

But today’s progressives who believe global treaties and central planning will stop climate change, and inspire China to stop polluting, are wrong on the politics and policy. Just […]

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PA Patrick Harvie said independence would allow investment-led recovery There is "no contradiction" in pursuing both economic recovery and independence at the same time, according to the Scottish Greens.

In a BBC Radio Scotland interview, co-leader Patrick Harvie said Scotland’s ability to recover from the pandemic was hindered by the UK government.

Independence would allow investment-led recovery, he said.Mr Harvie also said the country had to prepare for how the energy sector would be impacted by climate change.Speaking on the Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Scotland needed independence to become a "fair and equal society"."I don’t see any contradiction […]

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Launched in January the Artist Circle provides a $500 monthly stipend to five artists and activists for a year.

California Shakespeare Theater announces the inaugural Artist Circle-a pilot program inspired by the principles of universal basic income (UBI) that provides a $500 monthly stipend to five artist/activists for one year without the reciprocal programmatic deliverables often associated with institutional support. Intended as supplemental income to support the ongoing work of these individuals, the Artist Circle also offers an invitation to participate in Cal Shakes’ artistic vision across the organization.

The inaugural Artist Circle includes: Tatiana Chaterji (youth organizer, liberation arts […]

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Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks to the press from Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza vaccine site in Baldwin Hills on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) The newest thing in government programs is the “universal basic income,” described by advocates as unconditional cash payments to fight poverty and help lower-income residents thrive.

A problem that immediately becomes apparent is the one identified by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. You eventually run out of other people’s money.

To extend “eventually” as long as possible, proponents have so far tried only limited pilot programs. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed a […]

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Rallies were held in dozens of cities across Russia on Wednesday in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is now in his third week of a hunger strike. OVD-Info, a monitoring group, said 1,496 protesters were arrested, including 662 in St. Petersburg. The rallies coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the country, and while he did not mention Navalny, Putin did warn "whomever organizes any provocations that threaten our core security will regret this like they’ve never regretted anything before." Navalny, who survived a nerve agent attack last year, was arrested […]

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Before he ran for president, not many people knew Andrew Yang. What You Need To Know

Andrew Yang ran for president to reduce income inequality

But he cashed in after his 2020 run, landing deals to appear on cable television and write a new bookYang landed at least 23 speaking engagements across the country, earning thousands of dollars for the celebrity candidate But the entrepreneur equipped with a professorial charm was thrust onto television screens across the country.After that long-shot bid, Yang caught fire.And it turns out that run for president proved to be pretty […]

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TORONTO, April 21,2021 /CNW/ – While Canada’s Federal Budget 2021 offers much needed support to rebuild the music and arts community, the Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM) see serious flaws that could bring catastrophic effects for professional musicians across the country. Announced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, the federal budget promotes recovery from the pandemic for the heritage, arts and sports sectors but overlooks the immediate needs of musicians with the reduction and subsequent September expiry of the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB).

"Budget 2021 proposes to extend the CRB from June to September, with the final weeks of the benefits […]

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The BC Green Party says the provincial budget makes some important investments but lacks the ambition to set the province on the road to a stronger future.

Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, the MLA for Cowichan Valley, is happy to see “much-needed investments” in areas such as health care and support for people and business during COVID.

However, Furstenau says she was looking for a more ambitious agenda.“This is the time to recognize the pivotal moment we are in when we can pair our recovery from COVID-19 with a transformative plan that ensures a green and just future for B.C.”She says BC […]

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