A magazine for fans of very expensive cars unexpectedly exposes the gross economic inequality that characterizes the U.S. today
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A magazine for fans of very expensive cars unexpectedly exposes the gross economic inequality that characterizes the U.S. today
‘If wildlife-oriented solutions distract from the weaknesses that COVID-19 has exposed in global health security, the next pandemic will levy a higher toll.’
Four million tonnes of poison a year, most produced by four agribusiness giants, are killing essential insects everywhere. One-third of species face extinction.
Greenhouse gas in atmosphere continues accelerating, reaching the highest concentration ever recorded in May 2020.
Books we’re reading this month … The Life of V. Gordon Childe; The Tragedy of US Science; Four Billion Years of Life; Marx and Climate Crisis; Tell the Bosses We’re Coming; Essays on Red Rosa
‘Previous studies projected that this would happen several decades from now, but this shows it’s happening right now’
Covid-19 exposes capitalism’s gross inability to meet human needs. We must demand immediate measures to help people survive and recover.
Every degree of global warming will push a billion people out of the human survival zone
How pigs became commodities and key elements of the interlocked social, economic and political institutions of US capitalism.
Activists from four continents plan activity, elect steering committee, and call for solidarity with the workers who are risking their lives for us all
Ocean currents create ‘microplastic hotspots’ with up to 1.9 million pieces per square metre
Six important new books: The Return of Nature … Deaths of Despair … Rebel Cinderella … August Bebel … The Green New Deal and Beyond … The Triumph of Doubt