Florida Budgets $558,000 to Surveil Immigrants When They Go to the Doctor
Florida allocates $558,000 for surveilling patients navigating immigration system, causing fear and reducing medical treatment, including prenatal care.
Unintended consequences of Florida's anti-immigrant law include pregnant migrant women avoiding care, businesses facing criminal penalties, and economic backlash. [ more ]
Climate change leads to higher GDPs in the North and declines in the South
Climate change is exacerbating existing global inequalities, with high-income countries experiencing net gains while low-income countries suffer losses.
The University of Delaware's report quantifies the economic consequences of climate change, with an overall global economic loss of 1.8% in 2022.
Annual losses from climate change amount to $2.1 trillion, and cumulative losses since 1992 amount to $21 trillion. [ more ]