Economics
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Michael Sandel: Why We Shouldn’t Trust Markets With Our Civic Life (TED video)
In the past three decades, says Michael Sandel, the US has drifted from a market economy to a market society;…
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Elite Insurgency
The real threat to the national interest comes from the rich and powerful by George Monbiot Subversion ain’t what it…
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Scientific American Disinformation on GMOs
America’s most trusted science magazine is spreading disinformation on behalf of a failing and desperate industry, in utter disregard of…
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What’s Holding Our Local Farmers Back?
As much as I love fresh local food, why isn’t there more of it? Why aren’t there more small farmers…
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Climate Breakdown
How governments bemoan the problem but keep stoking the fires. by George Monbiot Already, a thousand blogs and columns insist…
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The Hour is Darkest just before Dawn: Crisis as Opportunity
The Festival of Ideas is on at the University of Melbourne at the moment, and I was invited to give…
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The Story of Solutions
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with…
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India’s Foundation for Ecological Security Awarded Land for Life Award
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBBT3OAMME India’s Foundation for Ecological Security is currently in the process of restoring over half a million acres of common…
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Apple Turnover
Apple offers 21st Century technology – with 19th Century ethics. Bangka Island (Source) Are you excited by the launch of…
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Law of the Landed
A remarkable “mistake” by the police hints at who wields power in the UK. by George Monbiot Who runs this…
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Pricing the Priceless
The market has not solved the problem of power: it has simply given it another name. by George Monbiot On…
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The Global Land Rush
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Between 2007 and mid-2008, world grain and soybean prices more than doubled. As…
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