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That Was Easy: In Just 60 Years, Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth

Jon Queally Common Dreams
The conclusion that the world's dominant economic model—a globalized form of neoliberal capitalism, largely based on international trade and fueled by extracting and consuming natural resources—is the driving force behind planetary destruction will not come as a shock, but the model's detailed description of how this has worked since the middle of the 20th century makes a more substantial case than many previous attempts.
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