Capitalism and Climate Collapse
The claims that capitalism is the cause of climate change and that catastrophic climate collapse cannot be avoided under capitalism are as obvious to some people as they are nonsensical to others, but really they are neither. They are probably true, which implies that they are not nonsensical, but their (probable) truth is not obvious. They are not obvious, because these claims depend on four other claims that are themselves non-obvious: (1) capitalism requires economic growth; (2) economic growth requires energy growth; (3) energy growth requires extensive use of fossil fuels; and (4) extensive use of fossil fuels causes climate...
Greece, Europe, and the Hegemony of Psychopathy
Question: Why canβt Greece repay its debts? Answer: Because its economy is in shambles. Question: Why is its economy so bad? Answer: Because the EU destroyed it. Thatβs the short answer. Itβs not the answer youβll read in most newspapers or hear on the TV β those will tell you that itβs all the Greeksβ own fault. Their incompetent politicians and low productivity are too blame, theyβll tell you, or something similar. While it is undoubtedly true that Greece β like most other countries, by the way β has had its share of incompetent politicians, the story the mainstream press...