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The Flight to India

The jobs Britain stole from the Asian subcontinent 300 years ago are now returning. Is this a good thing or a bad one?

The Age of Consent

A manifesto for a new world order By George Monbiot. Published October 2003 by Harper Perennial. Now published with additional material in paperback. REVIEWS: “Clear, elegant, radical and imaginative, The Age of Consent is a book that not only challenges us to question the status quo, but also inspires us to want to change it.” […]

Captive State

The corporate takeover of Britain By George Monbiot. Published 2000. George Monbiot uncovers what many have suspected but few have been able to prove: that corporations have become so powerful they now threaten the foundations of democratic government. Many of the stories he recounts have never been told before, and they could scarcely be more […]

The Philosophy of Cant

Europe wrecked the world trade talks, but it may accidentally have forced the poor world to assert its power. Final installment of the series on trade.

Whose Side Are You On?

Some of those calling for changes in the way we trade are working against the interests of the poor. This is the second of a three-part series on trade.

Le Monde, C’est Nous

At the world trade summit next week, the rich world will ensure that the poor world stays that way. This is the first of a three-part series on trade

Stealing Nations

The International Monetary Fund does not make its “mistakes” by accident.

Driven Out of Eden

Our quest for Paradise always appears to result in eviction or genocide

Fake Patriots

Why does the right refuse to see that US power has become a threat to our sovereignty?

Shadow of extinction

Only six degrees separate our world from the cataclysmic end of an ancient era

Diary

On becoming a bilious old git.