How sustainable is Trader Joe’s business model?
With much ambiguity around the production of TJ goods and a lack of sustainability reports, we must ask how environmentally sustainable is Trader Joe’s ?
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Category Archives: Op-Eds
UC Berkeley data science must commit to justice for marginalized students
Members of DSUS and Computing, Data Science, and Society’s leadership must take responsibility for the failure to make good on its promises of equity.
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Let’s (not just) talk about medical mistrust
Targeting Black and Latinx communities with messaging related to vaccine safety does nothing to address the underlying mistrust or harm.
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Unemployment during pandemic highlights need for more support for working women
The pandemic and resulting economic crisis have exposed, in stark relief, the extent to which gender inequality remains deeply embedded in our society.
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A federal carbon fee, dividend should be backbone of US climate policy
The United States needs to pass a federal carbon fee and dividend policy and, specifically, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act.
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What Californians were fixing in 2020, why Right to Repair is more important now than ever
Replacing a battery could help revamp a family’s old computer instead of forcing them to buy a new one, but it’s not as easy as it should be.
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How the beauty industry is hurting women of color
Black women are disproportionately exposed to toxic chemicals in cosmetic products, illustrating how the beauty industry is an environmental justice hazard.
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STEMulate her mind
We need more from other Silicon Valley firms and organizations in the Bay Area to address inequalities in STEM education for girls of color.
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Publishing world needs to be more inclusive of minority voices
Pushing out ambitious people of color limits what all of us read, and the repercussions have detrimental effects on our publishing culture.
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How UC Berkeley can show up for our Asian American students
Professors serve as mirrors for our students and their humanity. This is an awesome power that, by its commission or omission, can change a student’s life.
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