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timgonch@yahoo.com's avatar

I think we should recognize how much the abuse and neglect of communities of color in the US reflects the same attitude toward poor nations by the United States and other developed nations. Those in power offer a giant shrug to their suffering victims, domestically and abroad.

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Harold Marcuse's avatar

I've worked on divestment and boycott campaigns since farmworkers and South Africa, and did a lot of work to get the University of California to divest from fossil fuel holdings. Which is to say, I believe there is an important positive effect of making such assets toxic in public opinion, even if there is no direct financial penalty to the firms being divested. Still, I'd like to believe that there is such a penalty effect. However the rather complex analysis presented in this Freakonomics podcast casts doubt on that effect. I would love to hear a competing analysis or review of that analysis from your point of view.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-e-s-g-investors-actually-helping-the-environment/

In any case, thank you more than I can say for your research and advocacy. I always take time to read your New Yorker and substack pieces carefully.

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