Iceland’s PM strikes over gender pay gap

1 hour ago About sharing Katrín Jakobsdóttir is refusing to work in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence. By Ido Vock BBC News Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are refusing to work on Tuesday. The “kvennafrí”, or women’s day off, has been called in protest…

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The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai

Books & the Arts / October 24, 2023 The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant. Paul Franz Ad Policy Osamu Dazai, 1924. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Where to begin the story? It’s tempting to start at the end—on the morning of Osamu Dazai’s…

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In Exxon’s Orwellian World, Lower Emissions Means More Oil Production

Environment / October 24, 2023 In Exxon’s Orwellian World, Lower Emissions Means More Oil Production In the corporation’s version of Newspeak, “carbon emissions” means whatever it wants—and any investment in renewables is just a facade. Brad Swanson Ad Policy Pioneer Natural Resources equipment near Midland, Tex., on Wednesday, October 11, 2203. ExxonMobil Corporation agreed to…

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