Shell is thus once again selling its supposed vision of a sustainable future, hoping to distract from the reality that the company bears a significant share of the responsibility for climate change and has a troubled human rights record.
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Prime – Ann Pettifor: Rentier capitalism is profoundly risk-averse
21st century capitalism bears little resemblance to the capitalism that fired the Industrial Revolution, or indeed to the more recent Thatcher/Reagan model of capitalism. Key sectors of today’s new hyper-capitalism are profoundly risk averse. Read […]
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: Germany’s devotion to Israel becomes more and more sinister
In 2008, Angela Merkel issued a solemn proclamation in her then capacity as chancellor. Israel’s security was a Staatsräson – a “reason of state” – for Germany, she affirmed. The effects of that declaration are […]
EU politics
UnHerd: Why Europe can’t cope
An interesting roundup of EU economic and political current events. Read here
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