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The government’s Agriculture Bill seeks to replace regulation with public money. Who will contest this new protection racket? Read more.
The media’s spotlight systematically distorts the way we see the world Read more.
We need to get embarrassing about climate breakdown Read more.
How an animal welfare charity ended up endorsing seal killing – and what this says about our age Read more.
How one young woman broke down the gates of knowledge Read more.
The problem is not plastic. It is consumerism. Read more.
The crucial decisions about major infrastructure are made behind closed doors. Read more.
In 1976, we ate more than we do today. So why are we fatter? Read more.
Dark money is undermining our democracies, and it’s never darker than when channelled through lobby groups masquerading as think tanks Read more.
The little-known history of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in a New York primary hints at a coming transformation in US politics Read more.
As state bodies are dismantled, corporations are freed to rip the living world apart Read more.
As our wildlife and ecosystems collapse, remembering is a radical act. Read more.
The denial of popular sovereignty by mainstream leaders allows demagogues like Trump to pose as democratic champions. Read more.
Defending the living world and its people requires a shift from meat to a plant-based diet Read more.
Make bosses pay for the disasters they cause Read more.
The “natural capital” agenda is morally wrong, intellectually vacuous, and most of all counter-productive Read more.
The wonderful things I learnt during my treatment for prostate cancer Read more.
This is George Monbiot’s response to the government consultation document Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit Read more.
Why loneliness afflicts us – and how we should address it, in words and music Read more.