How economic power leads inexorably to environmental destruction.
Category: economic justice
The Shortfall
I try to work out how much money would be needed to restore a functioning state.
Shining a Light
Our forthcoming film about the undisclosed interests trashing our lives.
Unspeakable
How our lives came to be dominated by a few dozen plutocrats and their thousands of concierges.
Malignant Growth
An obsession with economic growth is driving us towards catastrophe.
The Undead
Liz Truss promises to double down on policies that have been completely discredited.
Revolt Against Debt
This could be how the fight against climate breakdown reaches critical mass.
Pirates of the North Sea
The government’s attempt to hide a toxic waste disaster heralds a new bonanza for organised crime.
Wealth Curse
Why do we tolerate the massive environmental impacts of the very rich?
Fire Front
Destroying the world’s living systems and draining its wealth are not perversions of capitalism. They are capitalism.
Caught in the Crossfire
Brexit isn’t about Europe, and isn’t about the UK. It’s the outcome of a civil war within capitalism.
Rotten to the Core
The UK’s economic and political life revolves around corruption.
Embarrassment of Riches
For the sake of life on Earth, we should set an upper limit on the money any person can amass.
Private Taxation
Governments have built a heaven for landlords and a hell for tenants. It’s time to change the system.
The Problem is Capitalism
It is a weapon pointed at the living world. We urgently need to develop a new system.
Intergenerational Theft
Capitalism steals from the young and the unborn. It’s time for a new system, that respects their rights
Wheel of Fortune
Only the left can break the cycle of wealth accumulation.
Everything Must Go
Economic growth will destroy everything. There’s no way of greening it – we need a new system.
The Ground Beneath Our Feet
Some radical ideas for reshaping the economy.
Labouratory
We should use the political space being opened by the Labour resurgence to develop a new, participatory economy