Researchers find that much supposedly recycled plastic from Europe is in fact exported to Southeast Asia and dumped
Capitalism fouls things up
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Break Neoliberalism
A Ten-Point Agenda for the Global South After COVID-19
Neoliberalism has driven the the world system into a cul-de-sac. The Global South must lead in building a new international economic order
Real rides and fantasies
Cars and drivers in the age of inequality
A magazine for fans of very expensive cars unexpectedly exposes the gross economic inequality that characterizes the U.S. today
Xenophobia weakens the fight
Banning wild animal sales won’t prevent another pandemic
'If wildlife-oriented solutions distract from the weaknesses that COVID-19 has exposed in global health security, the next pandemic will levy a higher toll.'
Insect Atlas 2020
Agribusiness drives severe decline of essential insects
Four million tonnes of poison a year, most produced by four agribusiness giants, are killing essential insects everywhere. One-third of species face extinction.
Global heating
Despite pandemic, CO2 hits new record
Greenhouse gas in atmosphere continues accelerating, reaching the highest concentration ever recorded in May 2020.
Reading in Lockdown
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, June 2020
Books we're reading this month … The Life of V. Gordon Childe; The Tragedy of US Science; Four Billion Years of Life; Marx and Climate Crisis; Tell the Bosses We’re Coming; Essays on Red Rosa
New Study
Deadly combinations of heat and humidity increasing worldwide
'Previous studies projected that this would happen several decades from now, but this shows it’s happening right now'
Interview with Fred Magdoff
Pandemic: ‘This is a time for bold programs from the left’
Covid-19 exposes capitalism's gross inability to meet human needs. We must demand immediate measures to help people survive and recover.
New study
3.5 billion people may face ‘unlivable’ heat in 50 years
Every degree of global warming will push a billion people out of the human survival zone