Capitalism

02/09/24
Author: 
Anne Applebaum / Financial Times
"The confiscation of a few yachts is no solution." (photo: FT)

Sept. 2, 2024

28/08/24
Author: 
Just Stop Oil
5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

July 11, 2024

5 Just Stop Oil Supporters Found Guilty As UN Slams Trial

Five Just Stop Oil supporters were convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today for planning to disrupt the M25 by climbing motorway gantries in November 2022, to demand an end to new oil and gas licensing, a demand that has just been met by the incoming Labour government. [1][2]

28/08/24
Author: 
Saul Elbein
A geothermal power plant in operation.

Aug. 26, 2024

Meta strikes deal for first major use of next-gen geothermal power east of the Rockies

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will by 2027 power data centers using geothermal energy storage, according to a power purchase deal announced Monday.

26/08/24
Author: 
Richard Eskow
horse and cart  - Pinterest

Aug. 23, 2024

Why is the party defying public opinion?

I reviewed the Democratic Party platform for 2024 and found something interesting: when it comes to economic policy, this year’s platform is less progressive and less ambitious than it was four years ago. Democrats have tacked right or retreated on health insurance reform, drug prices, Medicare and Social Security expansion, poverty, labor, taxes, Wall Street, and the minimum wage.

22/08/24
Author: 
Raluca Besliu, Katharina Wecker
worker in greenhouse - Copyright Raluca Besliu/Katharina Wecker

Aug. 18, 2024

Europe’s seeds being privatised by patents - and it could threaten food security

A silent battle is brewing over the control of our food supply's very foundation: seeds.

Europe has one of the most diverse seed industries in the world. In Germany, the Netherlands and France alone, hundreds of small breeders are creating new varieties of cereals, vegetables and legumes. 

09/08/24
Author: 
M.V. Ramana
Nuclear is not the solution - Book

Essay by author M.V. Ramana, The Multiplural World, Aug 4, 2024

07/08/24
Author: 
John Woodside
Artwork by Ata Ojani / Canada's National Observer

Aug. 6, 2024

Mining the ocean floor for critical minerals was already controversial, but a new groundbreaking scientific study has thrown the industry into chaos as countries negotiate its future.

At a meeting of the United Nations’ International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica, running from July 15 to Aug 2, countries are negotiating rules to govern deep sea mining. The regulations have been under development for years, but the clock has been running out on an agreement.

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