Climate change and democracy
A huge portion of global population doesn’t know much about climate change and how it impacts livelihoods and lives
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Mass involvement in policymaking over any issue works only when the masses constitute an informed citizenry. Climate change is no exception. A huge portion of the global population doesn’t know much about climate change and how its lives and livelihoods are impacted by it, much less what policy and lifestyle changes are needed to tackle this threat. And the saddest part is: they don’t know that they don’t know this.
BJâs Wholesale Club Chief Executive Dies Unexpectedly
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Lee Delaney joined BJâs in 2016 as executive vice president and chief growth officer, and he became chief executive last year.Credit.Gretchen Ertl/Associated Press
Lee Delaney, the president and chief executive of BJâs Wholesale Club, died unexpectedly on Thursday of âpresumed natural causes,â according to a statement released Friday by the company. He was 49.
âWe are shocked and profoundly saddened by the passing of Lee Delaney,â said Christopher J. Baldwin, the companyâs executive chairman, said in a statement. âLee was a brilliant and humble leader who cared deeply for his colleagues, his family and his community.â
Bidenâs Budget Includes $1.52 Trillion in Federal Spending
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The proposed money would significantly bolster education, health research and fighting climate change. In the House, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida faces an ethics panel inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations.
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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a White House appearance on Thursday.Credit.Amr Alfiky/The New York Times
President Biden proposed a vast expansion of federal spending on Friday, calling for a 16 percent increase in domestic programs as he tries to harness the governmentâs power to reverse what officials called a decade of underinvestment in the nationâs most pressing issues.