No inflation? Even used car prices are soaring
No inflation? Even used car prices are soaring We’ve reached a point now where anyone who can’t see inflation is clearly not paying attention. Inflation has now become so ridiculous that, according to the Wall Street Journal, even the price of a USED car is increasing… by a lot. Since January 2020, NEW car prices […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XII Teotihuacan, Mexico (1986) Photo by author My comment on an article regarding the cessation of a provincial programme for municipalities in British Columbia meant to support and fund climate change initiatives. * * * Not sure what the situation is like in BC surrounding provincial mandates and municipalities, but I […]
Reporters Once Challenged the Spy State. Now, They’re Agents of It
Reporters Once Challenged the Spy State. Now, They’re Agents of It News companies are pioneering a new brand of vigilante reporting, partnering with spy agencies they once oversaw Former CIA director John Brennan was a media villain, now he’s media himself. What a difference a decade makes. Just over ten years ago, on July 25, […]
People against Politicians Who Always Want War
People against Politicians Who Always Want War QUESTION: Are you saying that the people left alone do not hate each other, it is the politicians? FK ANSWER: Yes. They do not teach hatred in school in Israel or the Arab world directly. They will teach biased history but that is in all countries. There are families who […]
Canadian Banks Have an Outsized Impact on Global Fossil Fuel Financing
Canadian Banks Have an Outsized Impact on Global Fossil Fuel Financing We pledged to reduce emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, but will financial institutions undermine this goal? The Banking on a Better Future movement launched April 1. Photo by Joshua Best. When 18-year-old climate activist Naisha Khan wants to start a conversation about how […]
We Should All Be Worried About The United Nations Food Systems Summit.
We Should All Be Worried About The United Nations Food Systems Summit. A battle for the future of food is already underway. There’s still time to change the outcome. Image: John Keatley. Graphic: AGC Later this year, the United Nations is set to hold a historic Food Systems Summit, recognizing the need for urgent action […]
Páramos at Risk: The Interconnected Threats to a Biodiversity Hotspot
Páramos at Risk: The Interconnected Threats to a Biodiversity Hotspot The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services. On a recent, pre-pandemic journey to the High Andes of Colombia, I found myself surrounded by one of the region’s emblematic species, the flowering […]
Degrowth and law – how to combine these concepts?
Degrowth and law – how to combine these concepts? Reconciling degrowth and law isn’t always easy, given the anarchist underpinnings and anti-statist leanings of some in the degrowth community. One vision of a degrowth world is of decentralized, autonomous, convivial communities of people in tune with their supporting ecosystems, consuming no more than they need, sharing as much as possible and treating each […]
Western Civilization has become a never-ending Jerry Springer episode
Western Civilization has become a never-ending Jerry Springer episode Early in the 2nd century AD, around the year 101, the Roman humorist Decimus Junius Juvenalis began publishing a collection of satirical poems poking fun at the Empire. Rome was already in serious decline by the time Juvenalis wrote his first poem. In the first century […]
It’s Getting Serious: Dollar’s Purchasing Power Plunges Most since 2007. But it’s a Lot Worse than it Appears
It’s Getting Serious: Dollar’s Purchasing Power Plunges Most since 2007. But it’s a Lot Worse than it Appears Fed officials, economists “surprised” by surge in CPI inflation, but we’ve seen it for months, including “scary-crazy” inflation in some corners. The Consumer Price Index jumped 0.8% in April from March, after having jumped 0.6% in March from […]
US Producer Prices Surge Most On Record
US Producer Prices Surge Most On Record After consumer prices exploded higher yesterday – and were immediately rejected by establishment types as ‘transitory’, despite the market’s obvious disagreement – all eyes were on this morning’s producer prices for signs of more pressure. Many were fearful of a repeat of last month’s debacle delay (and there were rumors […]
Why I am not a climate doomist
Why I am not a climate doomist People power is changing the story The people-powered climate movement is taking the issue to the streets and changing the story. That is the key to leaving a planet with which our chuldren can cope. Some of my best friends are climate doomists, and I know why. A […]
Struggling to Make a Profit, Fracking Investors are Searching for the Exit
Struggling to Make a Profit, Fracking Investors are Searching for the Exit Banks and investors have given up on the U.S. fracking industry, which is bad news for current investors who waited too long to get out. Derricks Credit: Pay No Mind (CC BY-SA 2.0) and Going out of business sign Credit: Michael Steeber (CC BY-SA 2.0) Photos adapted by: Justin Mikulka […]
