Against AI sensationalism
Yes, AI is scary, but it is ultimately a reflection of our current system, and it is the introduction of AI into an already repressive environment that we must question.
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Economic Fantasy – or why the government owes me thousands, but I’m paying
A problem I have with a lot of ecomodernist solutions to present problems, Monbiot’s included, is that they focus too much on why occupations like farming are an economic fantasy and not enough on why occupations like corporate law are. From that mistake, many other errors flow.
Not a Green Bone in Their White Bodies
By hijacking the message of ecological renewal and using it to persecute the powerless, ecofascists, could, at a minimum, make it far more difficult for this country to act boldly in the future when it comes to the climate crisis and environmental justice.
They are welcome here
In the end, people here understand that they have more in common with a tailor who has arrived in a dinghy than they do with the people at the top who have left them high and dry.
A national divorce? Surveying the potential for a national breakup
We don’t need a national divorce. We need a new basis of unity, and that ultimately will come by talking with one another.
India and Pakistan are baking, and every powerful institution is to blame
As climate change worsens and world governments continue business as usual, there will inevitably be massive resistance movements in South Asia and elsewhere in the Global South. Those of us in the North owe them our solidarity.
Why we need to unite for peace and human rights across the old divides
What is needed now is for peace and human rights activists in the West to organise an intensive dialogue with peace activists across Russia in order to develop a common transnational strategy.
Human rights depend on a thriving natural world
We must make the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal, legally binding human right, starting with the UN codifying this new declaration into existing treaties, then making it legally binding on the national and international level.
Digital technologies cut off access to land
Despite promises to fix unjust land governance, a new study shows that digital technologies can further land grabbing and inequality.
Striving for dignity in homelessness research and outreach
I was stigmatized as a queer female in rural Kentucky. My personal quest for equal rights now informs my push for a revamped public health approach to homelessness.
‘Footprint Justice’ and ‘Fair Earth Shares’ is getting more attention
The campaign for ‘Footprint Justice’ is gathering momentum with a call for UN member states to investigate the legal implications of enshrining a ‘Fair Earth Share’ as a human right.
“A Desire Rooted in Revolt”: Chileans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Constitution
We get an update from Chile, where an overwhelming majority have voted to rewrite the country’s Pinochet dictatorship-era constitution and tens of thousands poured into the streets to celebrate.