Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar
Too big to fail? Think again
The economy is a real killer (health and recession)
Keynes, capitalism, and the crisis (John Bellamy Foster interview)
China’s big recycling market is sagging
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
Clay Shirky: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
Banned hyperlinks could cost you $11,000 a day
There is no bigger issue than net censorship
We need a bailout for newspapers
Newspaper cuts open door to more political trickery
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Nigeria
The Climate/Peak Oil Divide
Interview with Asher Miller and Tom Stokes
De la dépendance au pétrole à la résilience des communautés
The (re)birth of Frucool
Leading climate scientist: ‘democratic process isn’t working’
Anthropologists as journalists
Scientists on the streets
Plan B: scientists get radical in bid to halt global warming ‘catastrophe’
Over the next 20 years we are almost certain to witness major changes in the functions performed by various levels of government and whether we like it or not, the share of our resources going to pay for these functions is going to increase – i.e. higher taxes. Although it is not yet generally recognized, this great transition has already begun.
Redefining National Security
When the repairman turns radical
The heat is on Bill Gates
In any debate there are particular key arguments that are used to undermine the opponent. A debate as heated as that over the importance, or not, of population growth is sure to feature these. It should be clear to readers of my essay published last week that I regard population growth as the core issue in any discussion on sustainability. Many of the arguments used by those who wish to dismiss or lessen the importance of population growth are false, misleading or simply mental tricks allowing their advocates the comfort of self-deception.
With carbon cap-and-trade legislation now on Washington’s agenda, companies and interest groups have been hiring lobbyists at a feverish pace. For every member of Congress, there are now four climate lobbyists, many of them hoping to derail or water down the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Prophet Misarmed: Trotsky, Ecology and Sustainability
Some Comments on Sandy Irvine’s ‘The Prophet Misarmed’
The ecological sins of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky and Ecology
Mexico: A Collapse Update from Jeff Vail
Chris Nelder on Mexico
Our Friends in The South
