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A Capitalist Command Economy

Forcing schools into the hands of unelected oligarchs is the latest contradiction of everything the market fetishists claim to stand for. Read more – ‘A Capitalist Command Economy’.

A Great Corporate Cock-up

Take a ringside seat as a giant company beats the living daylights out of itself. Read more – ‘A Great Corporate Cock-up’.

Corporate Blowback

Companies like EDF, seeking to terrify protesters with lawsuits, are likely to become victims of their own aggression. Read more – ‘Corporate Blowback’.

Secrets of the Rich

Billionaires are hiding behind a network of “independent” groups, who manipulate politics on their behalf. Read more – ‘Secrets of the Rich’.

Ship-Wrecked

How the government betrayed its promises to protect our seas. Read more – ‘Ship-Wrecked’.

Out of Steam

Nuclear power seems to have stalled. So what happens now? Read more – ‘Out of Steam’.

Betting on Extinction

Ladbroke’s is offering odds on fish populations collapsing; the government is shortening them. Read more – ‘Betting on Extinction’.

Another Country

The way we are governed is inexplicable – until you understand the upbringing of the elite. Read more – ‘Another Country’.

A Telling Silence

Why we need land value taxation. Read more – ‘A Telling Silence’.

Life is Elsewhere

In both Russia and Canada a bloodbath of wolves is now taking place. Read more – ‘Life is Elsewhere’.

Bang Goes the Theory

How neoliberalism trashed your life, but made the super-rich even richer. Read more – ‘Bang Goes the Theory’.

As It Happened …

A letter to the Travellers’ Solidarity Network. Read more – ‘As It Happened …’.

New Weather, New Politics

The extremes now hammering Australia leave old perspectives stranded. Read more – ‘New Weather, New Politics’.

The Grime Behind the Crime

Could an astonishing explanation for the rise and fall of violent crime be correct? Read more – ‘The Grime Behind the Crime’.

Annus Horribilis

2012 was the worst year for the environment in living memory. Read more – ‘Annus Horribilis’.

The Brindled Hounds

“A sad tale’s best for winter: I have one / Of sprites and goblins.”(1) Read more – ‘The Brindled Hounds’.

‘Bug-Splats’

Some dead children are mourned; others are dehumanised. Read more – ‘‘Bug-Splats’’.

The Gift of Death

Pathological consumption has become so normalised that we scarcely notice it. Read more – ‘The Gift of Death’.

The Unsung World

Biodiversity offsets threaten both the survival and the meaning of nature. Read more – ‘The Unsung World’.

Forbidden Planet

We cannot restrain climate change without a political fight against plutocracy. Read more – ‘Forbidden Planet’.

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