Farmed Out
The government’s Agriculture Bill seeks to replace regulation with public money. Who will contest this new protection racket?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th October 2018
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Personality Cult
The media’s spotlight systematically distorts the way we see the world
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd October 2018
Deathly Silence
We need to get embarrassing about climate breakdown
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th September 2018
We’re getting there, aren’t we? We’re making the transition towards an all-electric future. We can now leave fossil fuels in the ground and thwart climate breakdown. Or so you might imagine if you follow the technology news.
Seal of Approval
How an animal welfare charity ended up endorsing seal killing – and what this says about our age
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th Septmber 2018
Honourable Theft
How one young woman broke down the gates of knowledge
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th September 2018
My Way Or The Highway
The crucial decisions about major infrastructure are made behind closed doors.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd August 2018
Where democracy counts most, it is nowhere to be seen. The decisions that shape the life of a nation are taken behind our backs. With occasional exceptions, public choice is reserved for trivia.
Obesophobia
In 1976, we ate more than we do today. So why are we fatter?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th August 2018
Invisible Hands
Dark money is undermining our democracies, and it’s never darker than when channelled through lobby groups masquerading as think tanks
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th July 2018
A mere two millennia after Roman politicians paid mobs to riot on their behalf, we are beginning to understand the role of dark money in politics, and its perennial threat to democracy. Dark money is cash whose source is not made public, that is spent to change political outcomes.
A Revolution Has Begun
The little-known history of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in a New York primary hints at a coming transformation in US politics
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th July 2018
Sunset for Liberal Democracy
The denial of popular sovereignty by mainstream leaders allows demagogues like Trump to pose as democratic champions.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th June 2018
He gets almost everything wrong. But last weekend Donald Trump got something right. To the horror of the other leaders of the rich world, he defended democracy against its detractors. Perhaps predictably, he has been universally condemned for it.