Philly Pension Board Investments in Nukes Are 'Rolling the Dice' on Nuclear Apocalypse

NguGayle Morrow noGreta Zarro, World BEYOND War, May 26, 2022

Inkinga eqhubekayo e-Ukraine ikhathaze abaningi ngokuthi sisonqenqemeni lwempi yenuzi, njengoba kwenza uPutin ubeke ama-nukes aseRussia ekuqapheliseni okuphezulu. Singakhohlwa ukuthi, eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa kamuva, inani labafayo namanje ukukhuphuka ngenxa yemiphumela yomdlavuza kusukela ngesikhathi sokuqala nesokugcina kusetshenziswa ibhomu le-A. Ibhomu wabulawa ngaso leso sikhathi Abantu abayi-120,000 eHiroshima naseNagasaki futhi sekubangele ukufa okungenani okungu-100,000 ngaphezulu kusukela ngenxa yemisebe. Futhi ama-nukes anamuhla, akhona kwezinye izimo Izikhathi ezingama-7 ngaphezulu enamandla kunalawo awiswa phakathi ne-WWII, yenza amabhomu esikhathi esidlule abukeke njengamathoyizi ezingane.

Ngabaphathi bayo bempahla, Ibhodi Lempesheni lase-Philadelphia litshala amadola entela ka-Philadelphians ezikhalini zenuzi, lisekela imboni esekelwe ngokoqobo ekwenzeni inzuzo ngokufa futhi ebeka sonke isintu engcupheni. Izikhungo zezezimali ezi-5 eziphethe izimpahla zeBhodi Lempesheni - Strategic Income Management, Lord Abbett High Yield, Fiera Capital, Ariel Capital Holdings, kanye neNorthern Trust - zitshalwe kuzo. abakhiqizi bezikhali zenuzi kuze kufike ku-$11 billion. Futhi ngenkathi iBhodi Yezimpesheni itshala izikhali zenuzi, i I-Doomsday Clock yi-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists isethwe kumasekhondi ayi-100 nje ukuya phakathi kwamabili, okubonisa ukwanda kobungozi bempi yenuzi.

Uma ucabanga ukuthi uphephile ekuweni kwezikhali zenuzi ngenxa yethiyori ye-Mutual Assured Destruction (MADD), cabanga ngalokho. I-Union of Concerned Scientists ithi ubungozi obukhulu bokwethulwa kwezikhali zenuzi kungenzeka kube ngengozi njengoba i-US neRussia zinezikhali zenuzi esixwayisisweni se-trigger yezinwele, okusho ukuthi imicibisholo ingathulwa ngemizuzu, okunikeza isikhathi esincane kakhulu sokuqinisekisa. Izingxabano ezikhona neRussia mayelana ne-Ukraine zingabangela ukwethulwa ngephutha kalula.

Akukhona nje ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Philadelphia kwezikhali zenuzi kusongela ukuphepha kwethu, kodwa into ekhona, azinawo umqondo omuhle wezomnotho. Ucwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, imfundo, namandla ahlanzekile dala imisebenzi eyengeziwe - ezikhathini eziningi, imisebenzi ekhokha kangcono - kunemali yemboni yezempi. Futhi Uhulumeni Wezenhlalakahle Wezemvelo (ESG) izimali zikude nengozi. Ngonyaka odlule, uMkhandlu Wedolobha idlulile Isinqumo seLungu loMkhandlu uGilmore Richardson esithi #210010 sinxusa Ibhodi Lempesheni ukuthi lisebenzise imibandela ye-ESG kunqubomgomo yalo yokutshala izimali, lithi “u-2020 bekuwunyaka oyirekhodi ekutshalweni kwezimali kwe-ESG, ngezimali ezisimeme ezibona ukungena kwamarekhodi nokusebenza okuphezulu. I-ESG ixhasa ngemali yendabuko yokulingana ngo-2020, futhi ochwepheshe balindele ukukhula okuqhubekayo. "

I-Divestment ayinayo ingozi ngokwezezimali - futhi, empeleni, Ibhodi Lezempesheni selivele liphumile kwezinye izimboni eziyingozi. Ngo-2013, yahlukana izibhamu futhi ngo-2017, kusukela amajele angasese. Ngokuhlukana nezikhali zenuzi, iPhiladelphia izobe ijoyina iqembu elikhethekile lamadolobha acabanga phambili asevele edlulise izinqumo zokuhlukaniswa, okuhlanganisa. New York City, NY; I-Burlington, VT; Charlottesville, VA; futhi ISan Luis Obispo, CA.

Ngenkathi i-Philadelphia iqhubeka "nokubulala ngokubulala" ngokutshala imali ezizikhalini, umphakathi wethu uncishwa uxhaso olwanele lwemikhakha eqinisekisa impilo. Cabangela lokhu: Amaphesenti ayishumi nane abantu bebengavikelekile ngokudla ePhiladelphia ngo-2019. Lokho kungaphezu kuka-220,000 abantu edolobheni lethu abalala bengadlile njalo ebusuku. Lezi zinombolo zengezelelwe kuphela ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Esikhundleni sokutshala imali kwezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu emhlabeni, idolobhakazi kufanele libeke phambili isu lokutshala imali lomphakathi eligcina imali izungeza endaweni futhi elibhekele izidingo ezibalulekile zabasePhiladelphia.

Kulo nyaka kugujwe iminyaka yokuqala yeSivumelwano Se-UN Sokuvinjelwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi (TPNW) engena ngamandla, ekugcineni enze izikhali zenuzi zibe emthethweni. IDolobha selivele seliyisekelile i-TPNW, edlula uMkhandlu Wedolobha isinqumo #190841. Manje isikhathi sokuthi iDolobha Lothando Lobuzalwane lisebenzise amanani ashiwo ngesinqumo #190841, kanye nesinqumo sikaGilmore Richardson esithi #210010 ekutshalweni kwezimali kwe-ESG, sisebenze. Sicela iBhodi Yezimpesheni ukuthi iqondise abaphathi bayo bempahla ukuthi babeke isikrini mayelana nokutshalwa kwayo ukuze bangafaki abakhiqizi bezikhali zenuzi abangama-27 abaphezulu. Ukungqubuzana okwandayo e-Ukraine kubonisa ukuthi akusona isikhathi esiseduze kakhulu sokuthatha isinyathelo. Ukwehlukanisa izikhwama zikaPhilly zempesheni kuma-nukes kuyisinyathelo somntwana sokusibuyisela emuva onqenqemeni lwempi.

UGreta Zarro unguMqondisi Ohlelayo World BEYOND War.
UGayle Morrow ungumcwaningi ozimele ozinze ePhiladelphia.