Capitalism

Can tax policy end extreme inequality?

14/12/25

Author:

Michael Roberts

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Climate and Capitalism

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Dec. 10, 2025

Report exposes vast wealth gap, but fails to challenge the concentrated power of capital

The latest World Inequality Report 2026 reveals the stark cleavage between rich and poor in the world – a division that is getting wider to the extreme. Based on data compiled by 200 researchers organised by the World Inequality Lab, the report finds that fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.

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American decline and Canadian complacency

14/12/25

Author:

Andrew S. Wright Anil (Andy) Hira Stefan Pauer Opinion

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National Observer

LNG pipeline construction in North Bear Lake, photo by Andy Wright

Dec. 11, 2025

The world’s axis of rotation has shifted. America is no longer able to provide leadership in global discourse and guidance. US President Donald Trump has effectively sidelined America. China’s hard-earned, multi-decade focus on economic success and global acquisition of resources and critical minerals has accelerated its geopolitical ascendance.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender

14/12/25

Author:

Tzeporah Berman

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The Guardian

‘The contrast could not be sharper: while climate effects intensify and economies pivot, Canada is reinforcing the very industries driving the crisis.’ Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

Dec. 8, 2025

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Ecosocialism or Extinction: Defending Life, Building Free Territories and Ecosocialism From and for the Peoples

13/12/25

Author:

Second Ecosocialist Meeting

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Portside

Dec. 6, 2025

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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined

11/12/25

Author:

Jake Johnson

Link:

Common Dreams

People attend a demonstration in support of taxing the super-rich in São Paulo, Brazil on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images)

Dec. 10, 2025

“The choices we make in the coming years will determine whether the global economy continues down a path of extreme concentration or moves toward shared prosperity.”

A landmark report on global inequality published Wednesday shows that the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else continued to expand this year, leaving the top 0.001%—fewer than 60,000 multimillionaires—with three times more wealth than the poorest half of the world’s population combined.

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Massive New Port in Peru Threatens Amazon

07/12/25

Author:

Inside Climate News

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Georgina Gustin

The cranes of a new megaport tower behind the town of Chancay, Peru. Credit: Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images

Dec. 1, 2025

A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge

The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.

Eleventh in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

CHANCAY, Peru—The elevator doors leading to the fifth-floor control center open like stage curtains onto a theater-sized screen.

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The Crofton Mill Closure Highlights Multiple Government Failures

06/12/25

Author:

Ben Parfitt

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The Tyee

Premier David Eby visited the Crofton pulp mill in 2023 to announce government funding to help the facility. The company returned the money after it curtailed paper production. Photo via BC government.

Dec. 5, 2025

Raw log exports, capital flight and shuttered mills signal the fall of BC’s forestry sector.

The provincial Conservatives wasted no time calling for Forests Minister Ravi Parmar’s head this week after Domtar announced it would soon shutter its Crofton pulp mill.

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How popular is ecosocialist transformation?

06/12/25

Author:

Jason Hickel

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/jasonhickel.substack.com

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Dec. 4, 2025

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

'Godfather of AI' Predicts Mass Unemployment

04/12/25

Author:

Preston Fore

Link:

MSN

Tech giants are “betting on AI replacing a lot of workers,” warns ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton—but adds that anyone confident about long-term tech predictions are kidding themselves. © GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images

Dec. 4, 2025

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Did the climate world misread Carney?

01/12/25

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Dec. 1, 2025

Mark Carney, the central banker, was the thought leader the climate movement needed: someone who could translate the reality of climate change into the language of finance. As prime minister, he is torching the country’s climate policies, while pouring government time and resources into new fossil fuel infrastructure. To state the obvious, these are not the decisions of a climate champion.

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Capitalism

Report exposes vast wealth gap, but fails to challenge the concentrated power of capital

“The choices we make in the coming years will determine whether the global economy continues down a path of extreme concentration or moves toward shared prosperity.”

A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge

The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.

Raw log exports, capital flight and shuttered mills signal the fall of BC’s forestry sector.

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