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  • | Global energyrelated carbon dioxide emissions 19902021 Despite declining in 2020 global energyrelated carbon dioxide emissions remained at 315 gigatonnes which contributed to carbon dioxide reaching its highest ever average annual concentration in the atmosphere of 4125 parts per million in 2020around 50 percent higher than when the Industrial Revolution began In 2021 emissions increased to nearly match their 2019 peak Chart courtesy of IEA Global Energy Review 2021 | MR Online

    At doom’s doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on January 20, 2022 by John Mecklin (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Jan 25, 2022)

    2022 Doomsday Clock Statement

  • | Category 5 Super Typhoon Trami on its way to Japan and Taiwan in September 2018 Image courtesy of European Space AgencyAlexander Gerst | MR Online

    Coronavirus is an SOS: Mend our broken relationship with nature, says UN and WHO

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on June 22, 2020 by Damian Carrington (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2020)

    Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International—and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for decades.

  • | A police officer wears a gas mask at a recent protest over police brutality and racism Credit Becker1999 via Flickr CC BY 20 | MR Online

    Why is tear gas banned in war but not from peaceful protests?

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on June 4, 2020 by Matt Field (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Jun 09, 2020)

    In the midst of national protests against racism and police brutality, President Donald Trump on Monday walked a short distance from the White House to St. John’s Church. The visit was for a photo op in which Trump held up a bible as though it were a ticket he had just plucked from a raffle drum.

  • | Closeup of coronavirus through microscope Image courtesy of Peoples History of the Coronavirus PandemicNational Institutes of HealthRocky Mountain Laboratories | MR Online

    Let evidence, not talk radio, determine whether the outbreak started in a lab

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on May 15, 2020 by Ali Nouri (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted May 19, 2020)

    The president and his secretary of state made a startling claim last week: that there is enough evidence to suggest with a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology is the source of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

  • | Figure 1 A visual metaphor for each of our personal carbon dioxide emissions bright balloons that linger in our skies Image courtesy of Nexus Media Art by Matteo Farinella written by Jeremy Deaton | MR Online

    How to explain climate change? With comic books

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on April 22, 2020 by Matteo Farinella (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Apr 29, 2020)

    If you are reading this, you probably already know a lot about climate change. But what images come to mind if I asked you to visualize climate change?

  • | States with StayatHome | MR Online

    Declaring victory too soon: Lessons from Europe’s different responses to coronavirus

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on April 24, 2020 by Eileen Choffnes (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Apr 29, 2020)

    But do these assumptions hold up to the test? To find out, we must first take a quick look at some recent history.

  • | Heron taking flight on the Mississippi River Image courtesy of EPA | MR Online

    Trump, coronavirus, and climate change: using a pandemic to gut the EPA

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on April 21, 2020 by Dan Drollette Jr. (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Apr 24, 2020)

    Under the guise of protecting workers and the public from the coronavirus, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two weeks ago that it will not issue fines against companies that violate certain water, air, and hazardous-waste-reporting requirements.

  • | The White House recently touted its sweeping National Biodefense Strategy saying the plan was helping to guide the administrations response to the coronavirus outbreak But the administrations proposed cuts to public health programs appear to run counter to the goals of its own strategy Credit GangstonTech CC BYSA 40 | MR Online

    Trump touts biodefense strategy but slashes funding to detect and combat outbreaks like coronavirus

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on February 25, 2020 by Matt Field (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Feb 28, 2020)

    t the end of January, at a time when the coronavirus outbreak that began in China was dominating international headlines, The White House announced it was forming a new task force to address the growing crisis, one headed by the secretary of health and human services, Alex Azar.

  • | Illustration by Matt Field | MR Online

    Top US Army official: Build AI weapons first, then design safety

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on October 22, 2019 by Matt Field (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Oct 26, 2019)

    “We need to decide if we want to live in a world in which autonomous weapons systems identify and attack targets faster than humans can think.”

  • | A US MQ9 Reaper assassination drone | MR Online

    Drone warfare: The death of precision

    Originally published: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on May 12, 2017 by James Rogers (more by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)  | (Posted Jul 26, 2017)

    With Obama’s “precision ethos” behind us and the “Trump doctrine” ahead. Neither is perfect, but latter with the priority for percision gone, is much more dangerous.

Monthly Review Essays

  • Mapping U.S. Imperialism
    The Mapping Project | US military bases around the world Photo Al Jazeera | MR Online

    This article deals with U.S. imperialism since World War 2. It is critical to acknowledge that U.S. imperialism emanates both ideologically and materially from the crime of colonialism on this continent which has killed over 100 million indigenous people and approximately 150 million African people over the past 500 years.

Lost & Found

  • Russia and the Ukraine crisis: The Eurasian Project in conflict with the triad imperialist policies
    Samir Amin | State flag of Ukraine behind a wall of anonymous protesters in Kyiv Ukraine | MR Online

    We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called “the Triad”) to maintain their exclusive control […]

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