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Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 28, 20236 min read
Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago: The UAE’s Occupation and Destruction of a World Heritage Site
The United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago. A view from Socotra showing some of its unique trees,...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 13, 20235 min read
How California’s Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an Hour
The fast-food industry threatened to undo a major labor law in California. But even a compromise bill appeasing the industry is a huge...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 16, 20235 min read
Why Is Kaiser Permanente Engaging in Corporate Kabuki?
Ahead of a potentially historic strike, a major nonprofit health care provider seems to be choosing corporate values over worker...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 12, 20235 min read
Colombia, from the guerrilla to the ballot box
A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. Pastor Alape Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 5, 20235 min read
Billionaires Envision a New Utopian City -- to Replace What They Ruined
Silicon Valley’s wealthy elites have been secretly buying up land in one of California’s poorest counties to build a new city from the...
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