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George Monbiot

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Short Changed

Short Changed

Feb 06, 2007

There is a virus sweeping the world. It infects opponents of the Bush government, sucks their brains out through their eyes and turns them into gibbering idiots....The disease is called Loose Change

Britain’s Private Militias

Britain’s Private Militias

Apr 19, 2011

The Ratcliffe miscarriage of justice underlines the need for a sweeping reform of the police

Paid-up Members

Paid-up Members

Mar 01, 2005

How can MPs represent us when they earn up to 95% of their income from outside interests? If there is one job which should command a person's undivided loyalties, it is surely the job of representing us.

The Golden Arches Theory of Decline

The Golden Arches Theory of Decline

Dec 13, 2016

Why is there a worldwide revolt against politics as usual? Because corporate globalisation has crushed democratic choice.

The Misinformation Machine

The Misinformation Machine

Dec 02, 2016

Donald Trump’s staff are drawn from an opaque network of corporate-funded thinktanks and fake grassroots campaigns

Growing Isolation, A Neoliberal Curse

Growing Isolation, A Neoliberal Curse

Oct 13, 2016

Far from curing isolation, consumerism intensifies social comparison to the point at which we start to prey upon ourselves

Honouring The Paris Climate Agreement

Honouring The Paris Climate Agreement

Oct 04, 2016

Preventing climate breakdown means defending democracy from plutocrats. It’s their interests versus the rest of humanity’s.

Birds Of A Feather Grouse Hunt Together

Birds Of A Feather Grouse Hunt Together

Aug 18, 2016

Grouse shooting is a sport for the rich but is subsidised by citizens

Skip Meat, Dairy And Eggs, There's More To Life

Skip Meat, Dairy And Eggs, There's More To Life

Aug 11, 2016

Keeping cattle or sheep on ranches is even more of a planet-busting indulgence

May's Priorities Cause For Concern

May's Priorities Cause For Concern

Jul 22, 2016

Andrea Leadsom's ideology urges her to see the environment as impediment to profit

Keeping The Donors Out

Keeping The Donors Out

Jul 16, 2016

Why should parties have to grovel to oligarchs to win elections? Or, for that matter, trade unions?

Labour Needs New Allies

Labour Needs New Allies

Jul 07, 2016

Unless something drastic happens, the next election threatens to become a contest between the Tories and UKIP.

Brexit's Silver Lining

Brexit's Silver Lining

Jun 30, 2016

If it is true that Britain will have to renegotiate its trade treaties, is this not the best chance we’ve had in decades to contain corporate power?

Why Vote To Remain

Why Vote To Remain

Jun 20, 2016

We do not release ourselves from the power of money by leaving the EU. We just exchange one version for another.

Ideology Anonymous

Ideology Anonymous

Apr 19, 2016

Neoliberalism redefines citizens as consumers, whose democratic choices are best exercised by buying and selling

'Hoo-ah! Hoo-ah!'

'Hoo-ah! Hoo-ah!'

Oct 14, 2003

That's how Bush, the c-in-c, starts by leading his soldiers in chants before plastering them with praise, and reminding them that (unlike those of any other workers in America) their pay, healthcare and housing are being upgraded.

Being A Pro-European Eurosceptic

Being A Pro-European Eurosceptic

Feb 23, 2016

"Cutting red tape" is everywhere portrayed as a good thing. In reality, it often means releasing business from democracy.

Want To Reduce Abortions? Don't Stigmatise Sex

Want To Reduce Abortions? Don't Stigmatise Sex

Jan 19, 2016

The religious conservatives are responsible for high abortion rates; they are responsible for the injury and death of women.

Geriatric Delinquents

Geriatric Delinquents

Jan 05, 2015

How my friend’s grandfather went rogue—my second winter’s tale for the festive season.

Where Do The Children Play?

Where Do The Children Play?

Jan 09, 2015

Children are being airbrushed from our towns and cities. No wonder they stay indoors.

The Primal Formula to Reclaim Our Lives

The Primal Formula to Reclaim Our Lives

Jan 21, 2015

We don't have to give up our washing machines and computers and spectacles to shed our ecological boredom and recover some measure of the freedom that has been denied to us.

Illusion Of Neutrality In Journalism Today

Illusion Of Neutrality In Journalism Today

Jan 26, 2015

As an astonishing scandal in Canada shows, journalists who should be challenging power work instead on its behalf.

Politics Of Imagination

Politics Of Imagination

Feb 02, 2015

We cannot create a successful alternative to the parties that have betrayed us until we start voting for it.

World's Most Powerful Terrorist Recruiting Sergeant

World's Most Powerful Terrorist Recruiting Sergeant

Feb 16, 2015

The US government, it seems, couldn't care less if it causes a humanitarian catastrophe in one of the world's poorest nations.

How To Save Greece

How To Save Greece

Feb 22, 2015

An astonishing money creation scheme from the 1930s that could help to save the Greek economy.

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