Author: Don Fitz
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Life Expectancy: The US and Cuba in the Time of Covid
Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the United States (76.1 years) plunged by almost three years, while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years … Keep reading »
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Cuba Prepares for Disaster
The September 2021 Scientific American included a description by the editors of the deplorable state of disaster relief in the US. They traced the root cause of problems with relief … Keep reading »
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A Path to a Livable Future?
As climate change leads humanity’s march to Armageddon, data surfacing during late 2021 suggests that the march could be much briefer than previously thought. “Nature is starting to emit greenhouse … Keep reading »
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The Climate Crisis, Degrowth and a Global Green New Deal (part 3)
As we move toward the COP26 UN meetings on climate change in Glasgow in November, debate is intensifying over the political coalitions and policy mechanisms to address the mounting climate … Keep reading »
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The Climate Crisis, Degrowth and a Global Green New Deal (part 2)
As we move toward the COP26 UN meetings on climate change in Glasgow in November, debate is intensifying over the political coalitions and policy mechanisms to address the mounting climate … Keep reading »