Wise advice on how to avoid a civil war in the US from someone who's spent four decades defusing them in other countries www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I’ve worked in war-torn countries, and I’ve seen what it takes. People need to talk — really talk.
This 38 Degrees campaign feels both impactful and winnable... you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/he...
What would Jesus do if he owned 105,000 acres (60,000 football pitches) of land? Would he farm it for profit, or would he use it to restore forests, wetlands and meadows to help save our vanishing...
Resharing this starter pack on people to follow on climate, nature, environment and inhabitable futures if you've recently joined go.bsky.app/LKdVK8W
Must read piece from Carole Cadwalladr www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is overrated?
Really interesting piece. Would love to see this though not holding breath
Fun piece by Charles Goodhart on why and how Rachel Reeves could use a land tax to fill that £22bn black hole she keeps talking about:
Once the challenge of transitioning to a tax on land value is overcome, other issues become much easier
Here’s a starter pack on climate and environment folk I’ve found here so far - please do by all means suggest additions go.bsky.app/LKdVK8W
How about this: Political polarisation is a negative externality just like pollution, and if we’re serious about reducing it then we should tax tech firms for it just like we tax companies who emit large amounts of carbon. Fascinating from Helena Puig at Build Up www.ictworks.org/tax-negative...
Online polarization should be seen as a negative externality of surveillance capitalism — and taxed as such by governments and society.