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All Hell Breaking Loose is an eye-opening examination of climate change from the perspective of the U.S. military. The Pentagon, unsentimental and politically conservative, might not seem likely to be worried …
All Hell Breaking Loose Read More
Climate justice advocates at the UN climate summit this week are focusing their frustration over global climate inaction into one highly technical debate: What role should carbon markets play in …
Climate Justice Groups Protest Use of Carbon Markets for Meeting Paris Goals Read More
As the election campaign grinds ahead, so too does our search for signs of parties breaking out of the mainstream economics box. This week it is Economic Democracy on our …
Manifesto analysis: Anyone for Economic Democracy? Read More
Governments should prioritise environmental and social factors in their budgets instead of GDP, Iceland’s prime minister has urged, in a call for “an alternative future based on wellbeing and inclusive growth”. Katrin Jakobsdottir emphasised …
Governments should put wellbeing of citizens ahead of GDP in budget priorities, Iceland PM urges Read More
Exports and imports fall across all major European economies, according to OECD data The global trade slowdown is hitting the EU the hardest, according to new OECD data, as uncertainty …
Global trade slowdown hits EU the hardest, new figures show Read More
Hunger striker Eric Tien says they will not eat until Nancy Pelosi agrees to a one hour public meeting to publicly acknowledge that we are in a climate emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=cLtWUFYRkac&feature=emb_logo
Extinction Rebellion Hunger Strike in its 10th Day Read More
The cabbies’ union welcomed the decision while the Uber drivers union called it a “hammer blow”. Two trade unions have reacted very differently to Transport for London’s decision not to …
Unions divided as London takes away Uber license Read More
Labour said the documents show Boris Johnson is “misleading the public” over plans to sell off the NHS US trade talks used to pressure UK Government to opt for a …
Leaked US-UK documents show trade talks on ‘Trump’s terms Read More
Economic growth has been the holy grail of politicians for decades and the hook upon which many a policy proposal is hung. Often conflated with notions of prosperity and wealth, …
Manifesto Analysis: Has Any Party gone “Post-Growth”? Read More
Protests in the global south, particularly in Chile and Ecuador, appear to be the result of long range monetarist policies that suit the political class and fail large sections of …
Protests in the global south: Ecuador and Chile facing an uncertain economic order Read More