We face a double crisis as the twenty-first century unfolds. On the one hand, it is an ecological crisis: climate change and several other Earth System pressures are exceeding planetary boundaries to a dangerous extent. On the other hand, it is also a social crisis: several billion people are deprived of access to basic goods and services. More than 40 percent of the human population cannot afford nutritious food; 50 percent do not have safely managed sanitation facilities; 70 percent do not have necessary health care.
Climate Crisis
Earth Justice: Federal Court Revokes Oil and Gas Leases, Citing Climate Change
A federal court in D.C. ruled on Jan. 27 that the Biden administration relied on faulty environmental analysis when it offered more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas […]
Economics
Eli Clifton – Ukraine War is great for the portfolio, as defence stocks enjoy a banner year
The top five US weapons firms outperformed major Wall Street indexes in the last year, mostly on the backs of American taxpayers Read HERE
Austerity
Thomas Fazi – The Eternal Return of “Technical Government” in Italy
If there is a country that epitomizes the perils of technopopulism, it is Italy Read here
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