Three bestselling authors united to condemn the West’s support of Israel's actions in Gaza at packed-out event held on Saturday at the Hay Festival of literature in Wales. Speaking to a crowd of some 1,800 people at Hay’s Global Stage, essayist Pankaj Mishra, Pulitzer
Led by the US, the wealthy West is eliminating foreign aid, precipitating what the World Food Programme has called a "death sentence" for millions in the Global South. But the coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, Dr. Solange Bandiaky-Badji, tells me that in the midst of
Every paragraph of Blair's climate paper is its own tapestry of rhetorical intricacy. But tug on a line and the whole thing unravels.
A new study about green growth is a reminder that our current crises descend from our preference for ideology over reality. What happens to a society that becomes trapped in its own ignorance? That's a question explored by Russian director Alexei Roman in his 2013 film Hard To
This week a major insurer warned that climate change was endangering capitalism as we know it. But what if it's already dead? “Fuck around and find out”: what a wonderful phrase. The Hakuna Matata of the terminally online, FAFO describes the relationship between intended action and unintended consequence.
In a remarkable new book, more than 20 researchers recount how they put their careers and their freedom on the line for humanity and a kinder future. The effect is joyful. My anxiety has been replaced with an assurance that whatever the future holds I am part of a community
American author Ezra Klein has written a book about his vision for the future. The Climate Laundry conducted a rudimentary analysis to determine if he knows what he's talking about. Spoiler alert: he doesn't. If ever you need a litmus test for whether something is a
Elon Musk's claim that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” has caused shock and revulsion. But a new book, Hayek's Bastards, suggests that this central tenet of the Trump regime has been long in the making. Welcome to the return of The Climate Laundry,
In a poorly conceived political stunt, the UK Prime Minister wrote an op-ed in The Sun attacking climate protesters and making the case for the fossil fuel industry's favourite decarbonisation tech.
The UK has jailed five climate activists for a collective 21 years for the crime of "conspiring" to protest. It's a triumph for fossil fuel tyranny and the stupidest, cruellest people on the planet.
The Laundry has been thrown into disarray by some major projects, about which I will be keeping subscribers updated. In lieu of an article, here are five key climate stories from the last week.
Should the convicted felon be re-elected, he'll institute a plan drawn up by a far-right religious organisation funded by big oil. But what does The Heritage Foundation actually want?