We are not a liberal democracy but a liberal capitalist democracy and the most important part of that phrase is ‘capitalist’. It is the capitalists who set the limits of liberalism’s and democracy’s scope.
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Climate Crisis
Reuters: Federal judge throws out U.S. approval of ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project
While governments lie and cheat in their inexorable destruction of our planet, courts seem to be getting in their way. This cannot go on for long. Capitalism cannot afford democracy and justice. Read here
Climate Crisis
Al Jazeera: India’s G20 win hides bitter divisions between the West and Global South
Host India succeeded in getting together a joint Group of 20 declaration, but it hides fractious relationships and bitter divisions among G20 member states. Read HERE
Economics
Positive Money: UK consumer credit approaches 2008 peak
We have been here before. To keep the economy too much money has been leant to those who cannot repay their debts. It does not take much imagination to guess what follows. Read here
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