Five in Ten 2/2/23: Blood Cobalt

New images from inside cobalt mines in Congo, where 90% of the world’s cobalt is mined, reveal that our tech “green” electric vehicles are made possible by people working in toxic conditions for $2 a day.

5) Prominent German newspaper admits that Ukraine is not going to win war with Russia; 4) Demand for traditional Chinese medicine leading to slaughter of 5 million donkeys a year; 3) Tech and EVs creating huge demand for “blood cobalt”; 2) Chair of California’s reparations panel wants wealth tax or mansion tax to fund payments to descendants of slaves; 1) Socialist Bernie Sanders writes book on evils of capitalism but, oddly enough, it isn’t free—and tickets for his book tour cost $95.