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The real problem is allowing private interests to fund political campaigns. The solution is pretty straightforward: only allow individuals to donate, with a maximum of a few thousands dollars. Ban all elected officials from owning stocks.
In France, the norm in parliament is 49.3
(sorry for this extremely niche French politics joke that only French people will understand)
Highly instructive article, must read!
La gare routière de Bercy pourrait être tellement plus agréable! Il ne manque pas grand chose pour transformer cet endroit un peu glauque en lieu de vie accueillant: une cafétéria, des toilettes, un peu de signalisation. Soutenez mon idée ici:
decider.paris.fr/decider/jsp/...
The most interesting initiative for the climate since a long time ago
Totally disagree on this one. Letting states run everything gives even more power to corporations, who can blackmail local governments, forcing them into a competition of ever lower corporate taxes, environmental standards, labour laws etc. It would be far better to have more federal legislation.
decider.paris.fr
Renewables overtook coal in global power generation in 2025. Coal's share dropped to LESS THAN A THIRD of global electricity for the first time 📉
Coal generation fell most in China and India, while the US saw coal rise to replace gas-fired electricity.
ember-energy.org/lat...
"So far this century, a new tramway has opened in France every six months."
What can we learn from France about building new tram networks and integrating them with new housing?
Read our guest blog by @freewheeling.info:
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/towns-a...
In this guest blog, Thomas Ableman reports on how French transport policy enables a new tramway to open every six months.
