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Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming denial patterns

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As long as there has been climate change (and it's been observed for a couple of decades now) there have been climate change deniers. Some people, and some institutions, simply make too much money out of pollution to bear the thought of it being brought under control. Unsurprisingly, oil companies are among the worst, represe... More..

Politics, News & Issues > News Industry The bias of mainstream media

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George Bush and Tony Blair met last April to discuss, among other things, the genocidal sack of Fallujah which was then underway. It seems they also discussed Al Jazeera, whose unsqueamish coverage of Coalition atrocities doubtless infuriated them. According to a now-notorious memo, they apparently even contemplated bombing i... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Testing corporate accountability for environmental destruction

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Much has already been written on the subject of emissions trading, largely falling into two categories: lauding it as proof that capitalism can take care of climate change for us, or else dismissing it as useless greenwash. I like to think that most of us are smart enough to see past these ideological standpoints and recognis... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) Oil war in Ecuador

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Few people in Europe and North America will remember what Bill Clinton called "the end of the last and longest running source of armed international conflict in the Western hemisphere", when in May 1999 Ecuador and Peru formally put an end to a centuries-old dispute over huge swathes of rainforest territory; around half of wh... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK UK: Pound vs. Euro

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The flag wavers of the United Kingdom Independence Party were waving flags at me in town today. They were trying to convince us that leaving the E.U. was the only way for Britain to preserve its independence. It was the funniest thing I'd heard in quite some time.Don't get me wrong: I too have many criticisms of the E.U. and ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Glacial melt, floods and droughts

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The Brahmaputra-Ganges river system is bursting. There was recently more ofBangladesh under the water than above it, and things were little better upriver inNepal and Bihar. Hundreds are dead, millions displaced. Tis the monsson season, ofcourse, and the Gangatic plain expects a bit of flooding at this time of year, butthere'... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Indications that the long war will move to Iran

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Not for the first time, an ideological war is being used as a cover for an economic war in the Middle East.We've all suspected that the U.S. only wants Iraq for its oil, but something about this doesn't ring true. The recommendations of various oilmen - notably the Baker Study Group - to stop the madness and negotiate with Ir... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues 200 years since the abolition of slavery

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This March, Britain marked the 200th anniversary of what is considered to be the legal abolition of slavery. The backslappery that came with this milestone was an unusual breach of our unspoken pact to forget the centuries of occupation, exploitation and mass murder that was the British Empire.How is it that a developed count... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture How the profit-motive leads to famine

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One of the most striking and unambiguous conclusions one draws from economic history is that there has never been a famine in a working democracy. When famine strikes, it usually hits colonies and occupied territories (India, Ireland, Ukraine) or dictatorships (about half of Africa). Sometimes this is a deliberate and brutal ... More..

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4. UK: Pound vs. Euro
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9. Global warming denial patterns

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