Should companies pay dividends if worker pay isn't even keeping pace with inflation? If your answer is also HELL NO, then you'd be interested in this concept. The Wage Lock: companies should not distribute profits to shareholders unless employee pay has increased at least in line with inflation.

In case you missed it -- watch our 'Doughnut 3.0' launch event earlier this week with Kate Raworth and me, now up on @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social's YouTube channel. 📺 Materials are all on a new webpage of the DEAL website (with interactive visualisations): doughnuteconomics.org/doughnut

'It's effectively a bailout': Edison benefits from fine print in Newsom’s last-minute utility legislation www.latimes.com/environment/...

California governor rejects bill to phase out “forever” chemicals used in cookware, children’s products www.latimes.com/california/s...

California falls to world’s fifth-largest economy www.whittierdailynews.com/2025/10/14/c...

Tech billionaire Marc Benioff says Trump should deploy National Guard to San Francisco www.latimes.com/california/s...

GLOBAL DONUT DAYS 2025 | ONE WEEK TO GO! 🔵 October 14–17: #GlobalDonutDays is a community-led festival online & in person, around the world, centred on #DoughnutEconomics. 🟢 Join an event near you or online! 🟡 Find out more information here: doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2025

An 88-year-old immigrant died two years ago. ICE still tried to deport him Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died www.latimes.com/california/s...

#GlobalDonutDays 2025 | Grassroots Global Connections 🗓️ 16 Oct | 9am & 4:30pm (UK Time) Join @robshorter.bsky.social, DEAL's Communities & Art Lead, and connect with our global grassroots community in this special session! 2 sessions available: Session 1: bit.ly/4gSMjyQ Session 2: bit.ly/4pWVKl5

#philsci #STS

What a government shutdown will mean for Californians, from Social Security to national parks www.whittierdailynews.com/2025/09/30/w...

#GlobalDonutDays 2025 | Donut Economics 101 Join this session to explore the core #DoughnutEconomics principles and how they can reshape our economies. 🗓️ 16 Oct | 9:30 AM (AEST) 📍 Sunshine Coast, Australia Find out more here: doughnuteconomics.org/events/donut...

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries ➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone. Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are delighted that many people use the Doughnut diagrams in their work - so pls do help us spread awareness of this new version by reposting this thread, many thanks!

Lastly, Andrew & I will be co-hosting an online launch event on *October 14 at 12 noon (UK time)*. Do join us for a presentation & discussion of the latest Doughnut update - bring your questions, comments & suggestions! More info & registration👇 7/ doughnuteconomics.org/events/launc...

📢BIG NEW STUDY📢 Out today in Nature: the all-new Doughnut! Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @kateraworth.bsky.social and myself. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For me, our latest Doughnut findings underscore the urgency and importance of the collective work to move beyond GDP as the measure of economic success, reorienting economies to create a future that provides a good life for all within planetary boundaries. Dive in! /FIN

PS We are delighted that many people use the Doughnut diagrams in their work - so pls do help us spread awareness of this new version by reposting this thread, many thanks!

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

DOUGHNUT 3.0 IS HERE! 🎉 Today, DEAL is launching the latest update of the global Doughnut, now monitoring trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot across the 21st century. #DoughnutEconomics Check out the link below to see all the resources and dive in:

Last but not least, Kate and I will be co-hosting an online launch event on *October 14 at 12 noon (UK time)*. Please do join us for a presentation and discussion of the latest update to the Doughnut -- bring your questions, comments, and suggestions! More info and registration👇 7/

Intro: Doughnut Economics Hackathon - #SFTechWeek youtu.be/ozI_ko1hDzY?... via @YouTube

#GlobalDonutDays 2025 | New tool launch: 'What is a Doughnut Portrait?' Create a Doughnut Portrait for your place or community! Join @robshorter.bsky.social and three community organizers for examples and inspiration. 🗓️ 17 Oct at 2pm (UK time) | Online Register here: tinyurl.com/4x79cjba

Register for Session 2 (4:30 PM - UK Time): doughnuteconomics.org/events/meet-...

#GlobalDonutDays 2025 | Meet the DE Grassroots Global Community Join @robshorter.bsky.social, DEAL's Communities & Art Lead, for a special session celebrating global #DoughnutEconomics connections. 🗓️ 25 Sep ⏰ 2 sessions: 9am & 4:30pm (UK Time) 📍 Online Register (9am): tinyurl.com/yufdzr29

“The science demands action. The law commands it. The economics compel it. And people are calling for it.” - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres On the third day of Climate Week NYC, mayors and leaders attended the UN Secretary-General’s Solutions Dialogue.

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Rental relief measure returns to LA County Supervisors, and this time gets boost and approval www.whittierdailynews.com/2025/09/16/r...

Can We Save the World’s Largest Flowers From the Brink of Extinction? www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

Bioregioning: How to Thrive Where We Live www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

White supremacists, death threats, and 'disgust': Charlie Kirk's killing roils Huntington Beach www.latimes.com/california/s...

For 27% of California tenants, rent is more than half their income – Whittier Daily News www.ocregister.com/2025/09/16/f...

California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling www.latimes.com/california/s...