How a dark money network is taking power on both sides of the Atlantic.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd February 2017
It took corporate America a while to warm to Donald Trump. Some of his positions, especially on trade, horrified business leaders. Many of them favoured Ted Cruz or Scott Walker. But once he had secured the nomination, the big money began to recognise an unprecedented opportunity.
Our democracies are broken, debased and distrusted. Here are some ideas for restoring them.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 25th January 2017
Dirty industries spend more on politics, keeping us in the fossil age.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th January 2017
Make America Wait Again. That’s what Donald Trump’s energy policy amounts to. Stop all the clocks, put the technological revolution on hold, ensure that the transition from fossil fuels to clean power is delayed for as long as possible.
Brexit could wreck the British countryside – or it could save it. It depends on getting our voices heard.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th January 2017
This explains how the rough estimates of the area occupied by sheep in the UK were derived.
By George Monbiot, published on monbiot.com, 11th January 2017.
The terrible legacy of European farm subsidies – and how we could use Brexit as an opportunity for something better
A strange tale from the forests of West Papua
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th December 2016
This story has no message or purpose. It is one of the winter’s tales – accounts of the many bizarre incidents that have marked my life – that I tell at this time of year. For once, I am not trying to make a point.
Celebrity is not harmless fun – it’s the lieutenant of exploitation.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21st December 2016
Now that a reality TV star is preparing to become president of the United States, can we agree that celebrity culture is more than just harmless fun? That it might in fact be an essential component of the systems that govern our lives?
In the first of a series of columns about possible solutions, I explore how commons could transform society and the distribution of wealth
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th December 2016
Why is there a worldwide revolt against politics as usual? Because corporate globalisation has crushed democratic choice.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 6th December 2016