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People often claim that capitalism performed better than socialism in terms of poverty and human development in the 20th century. This story is repeated so frequently that no one ever

As we await the new US commitment on emissions reductions, we should keep two simple facts in mind:First, the US is responsible for 40% of global emissions in excess of

I want to take a few minutes to respond to statements made by Max Roser, the director of OWID. I hope this will be helpful and constructive for all involved.

This is surely one of the most important climate facts we've learned this year: high-income countries use a staggering 20x more energy than is actually required to ensure flourishing lives

Something big happened this morning. David Attenborough, speaking on BBC radio, pointed to capitalism as the main driver of ecological breakdown. The debate is beginning to shift.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54268038 "

I want to take a minute to clarify something important about the degrowth position on climate change and emissions reductions. Here's a short thread that I hope will be helpful:

This new paper really upends conventional narratives about international development. Basically, poor countries are developing rich countries, not the other way around. I'll highlight the key points in the thread

My heart is utterly broken over the news that my good friend and comrade David Graeber has passed away. It is impossible to process this... it seems completely unreal. There

There's a new book making the rounds, "More From Less", by tech guru @amcafee. McAfee argues we can have indefinite GDP growth while *reducing* our ecological impact. For evidence, he

Big news today. Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights, has just released his final report. It is a withering indictment of the "progress" narrative, and

Since Boris Johnson is now so keen that we do not "photo shop" British history, I thought I would take a minute to tell the full, unedited story of that

The economic fallout from COVID-19 is generating a huge crisis of overaccumulation, and no one is talking about it.The US and UK governments are effectively handing money to rich people,