Days of future passed
Currently, everyday events are unfolding that are likely to play a significant role in future histories. The USA is no longer a dependable European ally, at best; the US government …
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Merry morality
It is that time of year. We are not a religious family, yet we attended our local church’s atmospheric Christmas Eve midnight mass, complete with candles and carols, as many …
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Some readers might find these upsetting
Henry Leveson-Gower examines two texts that explain how neoliberal thinking and human frailty brought us to where we are. Richard Seymour, Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization, Verso 2024 …
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At the flip of a billion coins
Can finance provide what humanity needs? As we approach 1.5ºC average warming, nature collapses, and conflicts escalate, this must be a reasonable question. Or is it naïve as finance is …
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The gravity of the situation
I grew up in the 70s in a world where there was a sense of expanding progress. The great wars were behind us and even when Thatcher/Reagan pushed dog-eat-dog neoliberalism …
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Take heart
Challenging the Econocrats – those people who use mainstream economic thinking to define political debate – is not for the faint-hearted. Their failure to even envisage the possibility of the …
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The differential equation with David Stainforth
David Stainforth is professor of physics with a deep passion for modelling the dimensions of the climate crisis in a form that is useful for decision makers and the wider …
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Which way will water flow? with Justin Taberham
Justin Taberham examines the prospects for the UK water sector in his article. Lots to discuss as the sewage continues! Justin is water industry insight consultant with more than 35 years …
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The philanthropist’s stone with Amy Schiller
Amy Schiller makes her living advising on how to do philanthropy well. And she has written a book suggesting the approach to most modern philanthropy is fundamentally misguided. The main problem …
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Misogyny’s new clothes with Patricia Gestoso
Patricia Gestoso argues in her article that gender discrimination in the interests of men is baked into artificial intelligence by design. What do you think? Join Patricia to discuss further. Patricia …
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