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Why it matters
Workers of the world, relax
1st September 2010
Some people work to live, others live to work. But the logic of growth means we produce more stuff with more efficient technology and less labour. So why not share those productivity gains in the form of less work?
What we're doing Right
“This isn’t about who wins – this is about who votes”
29th March 2010
In a globalised world decisions made in one country profoundly affect another. Do we need to re-think democracy as we know it?
What we're doing Wrong
Votes of no confidence
13th January 2010
Canadians are led by a Prime Minister (elected by just a third of the population) who “undermines” the rest of the nation – and can shut down Parliament at whim whenever challenged
What we're doing Wrong
What Copenhagen’s demonstrators wanted you to know
9th January 2010
My last post about Copenhagen for American documentary Hooked On Growth about the conference – and the message that was lost in the chaos
What we're doing Wrong
Censored scientists at the EPA
26th July 2008
Almost 60 per cent of American environment department scientists report “political interference in their scientific work”
What we're doing Wrong
Amazon ally lost
24th May 2008
Brazilian woman who called deforestation “a cancer” resigns, and unlicensed logging is on the rise
What we're doing Wrong
Playing dirty
1st September 2006
“The federal government is rushing to ratify the Kyoto protocol,” intoned a velvety female voice from our television sets, in November of 2002. “They want to sign it now and (…)