Huge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider society | Culture | The Guardian

Study shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/10/huge-decline-working-class-people-arts-reflects-society

Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come – oregonlive.com

Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come – oregonlive.com — Read on http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html

Inequality in annual earnings worsens in 2021: Top 1% of earners get a larger share of the earnings pie while the bottom 90% lose ground | Economic Policy Institute

Inequality in annual earnings worsens in 2021: Top 1% of earners get a larger share of the earnings pie while the bottom 90% lose ground | Economic Policy Institute — Read on http://www.epi.org/publication/inequality-2021-ssa-data/

US Congress passes Bolivar Act banning deals with Maduro’s gov’t — MercoPress

The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro. — Read on en.mercopress.com/2022/12/19/us-congress-passes-bolivar-act-banning-deals-with-maduro-s-gov-t

What Is a Nepotism Baby, Anyway? How a ‘Nepo Baby’ Is Born

Hollywood has always loved the children of famous people. In 2022, the internet reduced them to two little words: nepotism baby. We love them, we hate them, we disrespect them, we’re obsessed with them. — Read on http://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-a-nepotism-baby.html

80 Palestinian detainees boycott Israeli military courts, PPS says – Quds News Network

Eighty Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons have been boycotting Israeli military courts in protest against Israel’s policy of ‏administrative detention without charge or trial. — Read on qudsnen.co/80-palestinian-detainees-boycott-israeli-military-courts-pps-says/