The material dimensions of capitalism are staggering. In 2020, the amount of human-made mass exceeded for the first time the dry weight of all life on Earth. Its current increase corresponds to each person on the globe producing more than their body weight every week.
Economics
Middle East Eye – Tunisia: ‘Food crisis inevitable’ as Ramadan begins
Basic food shortages most severe Tunisia has ever seen as experts warn of ‘explosive’ situation Read Here Sarah Murray licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
EU politics
Fintan O’Toole: The lie that poverty is a moral failing was buried a century ago. Now it’s back
We live again in a world of Victorian values risen from the graves in which Shaw and the other great anti-Victorians buried them. We live again in a world where the rich pleasure themselves with the […]
Corruption
France 24: EU strips Greek MEP Kaili of vice president title over Qatar probe
A mix of corrupt EU parliamentarians, Union leader, and head of an NGO. This is the democracy that the EU has on offer. The talk is of “a few black sheep”. Why is no one […]
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