In February, California formally announced its plan to phase out fracking in the state. The move came after years of campaigning by environmental and social justice groups and three years after CalGEM had essentially stopped issuing new fracking permits. While the move is an environmental justice and climate win, as always, there are some devils hiding in the details.


Economic Update

Debris From A Declining Empire

On this week’s episode, Professor Wolff discusses United Kingdom politician George Galloway’s by-election victory and the raised minimum wage in the UK. He comments on Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the NLRB, as Trader Joe, Starbucks, and Amazon also join to ask a right-wing Supreme Court to gut business regulations. He then looks at US protectionism, … Continued