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Aid Is Dead: How The Global South Can Turn The Tables On The West

Aid Is Dead: How The Global South Can Turn The Tables On The West

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 this

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Dodgy Dossier Redux: Blair Fabricates Weapon Of Mass Distraction

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 black and white still from a movie, in which figures dressed in filthy rags are walking in single file, their necks tethered to a poles suspended above.

The Church Of Eternal Growth

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

A group of about two dozen people of different ages in white lab coats hold protest signs outside a building.

Let These Rebel Scientists Rekindle Your Hope In The Future

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

This Is Abundance

This Is Abundance

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

UK's Climate Election: Labour Must Rise Above The Politics Of Despair

UK's Climate Election: Labour Must Rise Above The Politics Of Despair

Instead of feeding the downward spiral, Britain's presumptive leaders can inspire a battered nation by telling the truth.