Elon Musk threatens to do to democracy what he did to Twitter.
Category: economic justice
Minority Rule
Tax the billionaires or their oppressive power will only grow.
The Dead-Eyed Rich
The obscene thing I witnessed was like a parable of the madness of extreme wealth.
Until the Pips Squeak
Here’s why the government should tax the rich and tax them hard.
The Day That Never Comes
Thanks to neoliberalism, government in the UK feels like one long trick played on the people.
Billionaires Are Bad for Us
How economic power leads inexorably to environmental destruction.
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.