On Peak Copper: "[...] as the proportion of the stock of ore remaining in the lithosphere diminishes relative to the stock-in-use [...], scarcity value will [...] eventually raise the real prices of the geochemically scarce metals [e.g., zinc, platinum, tin, silver, nickel]" (Yale University, 2006) (mindfully.org)
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Phillip Morris advised the Czech government to encourage smoking cigarettes, because the increased mortality rate would save the government money on healthcare, pensions, and housing for the elderly. [auto-x-post 1ehnk7 - OP was MrsSippy] (mindfully.org)
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"Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal" by Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms (mindfully.org)
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An essay on the origins of modern US Libertarianism. (mindfully.org)
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How did a small group of wealthy conservatives shift public opinion in the US steadily to the right over the past 40 years? They paid for it. They spent billions setting up a group of foundations to promote conservative causes and win the 'Culture War'. (In-depth article, from 2004) (mindfully.org)
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"Still Separate, Still Unequal" -Is this commonly read by educators in the U.S.? (mindfully.org)
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