Almost everything being said by powerful governments at COP26 is a distraction from the crucial task: keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
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Finance
Brett Scott: The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it
Banks are closing ATMs and branches in an attempt to ‘nudge’ users towards digital services – and it’s all for their own benefit Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Left-liberals and neoliberals really should not be in the same party
In four short articles Bill Mitchell addresses the need for progressive politics to free itself from neoliberal language, constructs and economists. Its a good read for the weekend. Read here
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel: Our best shot at cooling the planet might be right under our feet
Great idea. Unfortunately the problem is always the same: moneyed interests buy corrupt politicians, be it in the USA, EU, or elsewhere, who block these measures. Great ideas do not always change policy. Politics do. […]
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