The Southern U.S. is now the world’s largest producer and exporter of wood pellets. Under the guise of “renewable energy,” the voracious European demand for wood pellets has put forests and communities in this region at increased risk.
Germany could veer left or right, when countless jobs are gone, small businesses vanish, evictions multiply. Some omens foreshadow grave differences.
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Many citizens appalled by Donald Trump’s handling of coronavirus crisis, study finds
Many have attempted to claim that `things are better here' for black people than in the US. This ignores both Europe's colonial past and its own racist present.
An author in Rome describes what to expect based on her experiences of lockdown
Pandemic is a systemic crisis of capitalism, and the responses worldwide foretell systemic changes.
The international community—which never has any problem committing great resources in the pursuit of war —has never done anything to prepare for the possibility of pandemics. Nothing at all.
How Covid-19 Affects Capitalism, How We Cope, and How We Can Respond
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