Metaphors structure our thinking and shape our solutions. We need a careful and progressive vocabulary for communicating about coronavirus, so let's stop talking of war.
… We are not at ‘war’ with coronavirus Bec Sanderson Dora Meade … May 2020 Comment Coronavirus Covid-19 Crime War Metaphor Narrative Communication Comms … about coronavirus, so let's stop talking of war. How we use metaphors can either help or …
A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.
… Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century. … velocities of climate collapse, locust swarms, zoonotic pathogenic leaps, and the … The prose crackles—this is an urgent book. War Malm aims to demonstrate that Covid-19 and …
The UN Secretary-General proposed a military ceasefire during the pandemic, but we also need freedom from debt.
… | 21st May 2020 News Debt Brazil Un Ceasefire War Conflict 7704334292_581a721572_k.jpg The … fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war ... It is time to put armed conflict on … to the contrary, we are experiencing another “war”, one that is as inhumane as the thunder …
Colombia is the world’s most biodiverse country by area, but its rich forested ecosystems are facing existential threats.
… Colombia International Deforestation Civil War Covid Editor’s Picks Illegal gold mine … communities who have long served as stewards of these forests. In a dark paradox, … during the more than half-century-long civil war between the FARC (Revolutionary Armed …
Actress Joanna Lumley, charities concerned about unexploded war munitions being detonated at sea.
… Lumley, charities concerned about unexploded war munitions being detonated at sea. Actress … Joanna Lumley is calling for Second World War bombs found in British waters to be burned … to call for a change in how unexploded war munitions found during the construction of …
We can transform the British landscape, and the longevity of our economy, if we let nature take the driving seat.
… did we go wrong? It all started with the war… The War utterly transformed the nation’s … fertilizers are huge contributors to global warming. Fertilisers are causing the loss of …
Psychedelics are an effective tool against a number of mental health conditions but have become an unfortunate victim of the global war on drugs.
… become an unfortunate victim of the global war on drugs. Psychedelic drugs such as LSD … become an unfortunate victim of the global war on drugs. The now-banned drugs were … that emerged as collateral damage from the war on drugs," they write. The study claims …
Farmer Joam Pím Evans describes how his community is resisting mining by reclaiming and reforesting common-lands in Galicia, Spain.
… Corporations and governments alike are aware that small, ageing, economically deprived … lands in Galiza peaked during the two World Wars in the 20th century. Pollution In 1914, … supplies. Then, at the outbreak of World War II, the mine fell into the hands of the …
The rich want to end the lockdown. But before any government does this we need mass testing, proper equipment for essential workers and real protections for the most vulnerable.
… lives with people who bring the virus home. War The media say the government can open the … be done even faster. When the US joined World War Two, the government closed all the car … another car was made for the duration of the war. Rule It is so much easier to make the …
Corporations are busy weaponising obscure legal instruments to sue government for their actions to save lives and jobs during the coronavirus crisis.
… Polluting corporations are waging a quiet war against climate action that could cost … in their value chains.” Emissions Arnaud Schwartz, president of EEB member France Nature … latter out of our climate books. But global warming does not cook the books, it cooks the …
Vigil outside Brazil Embassy to remember those killed in mining waste dam disaster.
… Mining Network, Brazilians for Democracy UK, War on Want and Global Justice Now will be … This article is based on a press release from War on Want and London Mining Network. The …
The third in a three-part interview on capitalism and climate breakdown from Political Economy for the End Times.
… public investment to engineer a transition toward a more environmentally-sustainable … any better than the alternatives put forward by growth-boosters, or do they fall into … from the far left, which see it as a way towards a socialist transformation of the world, …
We must push for social and climate justice to be at the heart of recovery efforts as big capital works out how to profit from Covid-19.
… The 1930s depression and the second world war, the greatest dislocation of the world … twentieth century, was followed by the post-war boom. That was the longest consistent … lower than in 2019. But their report warns: Even this would not come close to …
The environmental campaigner and journalist argues we need to abandon capitalism as we recover from coronavirus and establish a new economy of private sufficiency and public luxury.
… of the global economy away from capitalism towards a new system where we enjoy "private … from the coronavirus." The Second World War provided the perfect proof that the … for the market to production for the national war effort. Monbiot argued the same could …
The government is taking a small step in the right direction by raising the price of plastic bags again...
… said: “To truly step up and face the war on plastic, Government should bring in … achieve a litter-free countryside and win the war on waste.” Single-use Environment …
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The Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar founded the Salween Peace Park to protect their mega-diverse territory and their culture from extractivism and conflict.
… region is one of the longest-running civil wars in the world. Since 1949, a year after … conflicts and threaten the resumption of war, we seek a lasting peace and a thriving … power stemming from the grassroots-level upwards, and a charter representing the …
An interview with George Monbiot, ahead of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on 11 February 2020.
… collapse in biodiversity, the threat of war - are all failures of a worldview that … even a steady rate of growth is progress towards disaster. But also, in its first … iteration in the years after the Second World War it was very effectively destroyed, …
An interview with George Monbiot and audio of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.
… collapse in biodiversity, the threat of war - are all failures of a worldview that … even a steady rate of growth is progress towards disaster. But also, in its first … iteration in the years after the Second World War it was very effectively destroyed, …
BHP and Rio Tinto have a long history of extracting minerals then pulling out and leaving devastation in their wake. New report reveals the extent of the damage.
… This caused such outrage that it sparked a war for independence from Papua New Guinea, a war in which thousands were killed and …
'Capitalism, colonialism, and ecological devastation are all cause and effect of each other, and they coevolved together.'
… which would be commondered by the monarch for war. Colonialism The myth of British … brutality of Christopher Columbus, Edward Colston and their legacy today - is to … as a global power before the Second World War. The British empire transferred almost all …
The 'Absolute Zero' report demonstrates how the UK can deliver on its climate change commitments. In doing so, it debunks technological utopianism - but what of economy and class?
… of the planet it did back then to prosecute war? JA: I’ve three immediate reactions to … is not yet driving action in the way that war generates action. Secondly, it is clearly … or under the guise of an emergency such as war, then you can make things happen more …
Communities and NGOs call out mining giant Anglo American on Amazon mining plans and Covid-19 response
… Anglo American markets itself as a modern, forward-looking mining company which has “the … director of London-based global justice NGO War on Want, said: “The attempt by mining … a press release from London Mining Network, War on Want, TerraJusta, Colombia Solidarity …
We need to understand the threat of eco-fascism - and therefore fascism. Sam Moore reviews David Renton's latest book, Fascism: History and Theory.
… had claimed it could, offered what it could - war, violence, and conquest. It is here that … middle chunk of the path from the First World War to Auschwitz. Compelling This is no small … to the necessity of a critical stance towards fascism. However, this is not the naive …
An increasing number of people are choosing to become vegan, but some obstacles still remain.
… who try vegan for January stay vegan afterwards, but there is no detailed data on … plastic and animal products. Price wars Around 56 percent of our survey … those of us in the western world must move towards a fully plant-based diet, and we need …