Thomas Pogge
tpogge.bsky.social
Thomas Pogge
@tpogge.bsky.social

Global Justice, Human Rights, Poverty, Undernourishment, School Meals, Deprivation Data, Climate & Pollution, Ecological Impact Fund, Otiose Debt, Global Financial Corruption, Leave No One Behind

Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge is a German philosopher and is the Director of the Global Justice Program and Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale University, United States. In addition to his Yale appointment, he is the Research Director of the Centre for the Study of the Mind in Nature at the University of Oslo, Norway, a Professorial Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Central Lancashire's Centre for Professional Ethics, England. Pogge is also an editor for social and political philosophy for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. .. more

Political science 46%
Economics 17%

US midterm elections are coming up in November, including 35 senate seats, all seats in the House of Representatives, & many offices in the states.
Elections in the US are privately funded, often by rich firms & individuals seeking legislative favors.
This is how it looks:

After China, India is the world's second-largest coal consumer, burning 1.26 billion metric tons annually.
This is expected to more than double by 2050 to a peak of 2.62 billion metric tons per year.
We must do much better!
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
India will use more coal over the next 25 years, report says
India's coal consumption could more than double by mid-century before plunging sharply as the country shifts toward cleaner energy, long‑term projections published by government think-tank NITI Aayog ...
www.reuters.com

Al Jazeera investigation reveals how US-supplied thermal and thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com

Transparency International's new Corruption Perception Index is out.

The US is in 29th place, below most developed countries.

Its score is 64, continuing its decline from a 2015 high of 76 (0-100 scale).

www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025/...
2025 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore United States’s results
How does United States measure up in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index?
www.transparency.org

Donald Trump is suing the IRS, the US tax authority operating under his authority, for $10 billion (equivalent to $75 from each US household).
Some NGOs and former officials weigh in with an amicus brief.
www.commoncause.org/wp-content/u...
www.commoncause.org

Reposted by Thomas Pogge

A federal judge ruled that Energy Secretary Chris Wright violated the law when he handpicked researchers to work in secret to produce a government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com

6-8 million died in 30 years of war in the Dem.Rep. of Congo, with foreign powers supporting various groups to gain access to abundant natural resources.
Dramatic failure of UN Peacekeeping. Some people don't matter at all to the "international community."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘You take what you can and run’: families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC
Thousands who fled the advance of M23 rebels now face the threat of disease and shortages in Burundi’s overcrowded refugee camps
www.theguardian.com