The Age of Radical Evil By Chris Hedges October 16, 2019 Immanuel Kant coined the term “radical evil.” It was the privileging of one’s own interest over that of others, effectively reducing those around you to objects to be manipulated and…
Tag: climate change
Collapse Is Already Here
Submitted by: ButtCracker – Many people are expecting some degree of approaching collapse — be it economic, environmental and/or societal — thinking that they’ll recognize the danger signs in time. As if it will be completely obvious, like a Hollywood…
Climate change threatens extinction but politicians only care about next election – Ken Livingstone
Submitted by: ButtCracker — Our top-level politicians should make tackling climate change their utmost priority before it’s too late. But they’re distantly removed from the lives of citizens, and care only about winning the next election. UN chief Antonio Guterres…
ART OF BREAKING THE DEAL
Jun 1 2017, Chuck Shumer Tweet Submitted by: ButtCracker
Unforeseen Consequences: The Death of Trees
It’s autumn here in the nation’s capital, and that means that in a normal year, trees would be bursting with color, the air would turn crisp, and harvest apples and seasonal apple products would fill store shelves. Except that right…
U.S.-Europe trade deal promises ‘Climate Armageddon’
The group Friends of the Earth obtained a leaked EU document that details how the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would kill December’s Paris climate deal by making it harder for the nations to live up to their obligations to…