Ongoing tariff tensions with China expected to affect container shipping industry wsj.com/articles/trade… via The Wall Street Journal

Interesting #GOT take from the storytelling perspective. blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/t… Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of <em>Game of Thrones</em> via Scientific American

S&P 500® Index Companies’ ESG/Sustainability, Responsibility Reporting Hits 86% For Year 2018 – Latest G&A Institute Research Results… - ga-institute.com/Sustainability…

Does capitalism need saving from itself? ft.com/content/b35342… via @financialtimes

EU to wrestle with what is 'green' investment reut.rs/32EEaqO

The Harvard and MIT economists finding new ways to fight global poverty bostonglobe.com/2019/12/11/mag… via The Boston Globe

Education is the best rehabilitation. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

BlackRock shakes up business to focus on sustainable investing ft.com/content/57db9d… via @financialtimes

A progressive through-and-through, Ed Markey is the real deal. He has had an immeasurable impact on Massachusetts and the US economy. From climate change to promoting the R&D that powers your iPhone, Ed’s policies have touched us in more ways than we realize. #StickingWithEd

What Massachusetts can teach America. Nice write-up from Management guru Michael Porter, emphasizing social progress is key to economic advancement. bostonglobe.com/2020/01/28/opi… via The Boston Globe

Biden is up by 11.4K right now in NV. Dems are going to win these mail ballots coming in from Election Day and yesterday -- 63K. And they should win them decisively. That leaves 60K provisionals, which have been evenly split. I see no path left for Trump here.

Adewale Adeyemo, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to be deputy Treasury secretary, would be part of a history-making duo at the Treasury Department: He would be the first Black deputy at the Treasury, serving with the first female secretary, Janet Yellen. nyti.ms/3mF2lPS

I’m all about more financial inclusion, but I’m worried this crypto policy in El Salvador is being rushed and introducing massive volatility to an already economically-vulnerable population. This LA Times article is a good summary on the topic. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

USPS Begins Postal Banking Pilot Program prospect.org/economy/usps-b…

For those who believe in Bitcoin, El Salvador looks like a crypto paradise. In reality, it has become a cautionary tale. In this issue:

Haven’t used twitter in months. What did I miss? 😂😂😂

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Yet another bad SCOTUS decision from a few years ago leading to massive societal consequences. The dark side of the US sports betting boom ft.com/content/2e1a23…

Highly recommend this The Atlantic piece from a few months ago. Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in politics, and in our everyday lives, Megan Garber writes: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

The massive environmental problem that doesn’t get much attention. One word: Plastics. How to end plastic pollution on Earth for good wapo.st/3uFWUcl