The John James Newsletter 172 15 April 2017 The most pollies offer is more economic growth: the fairy dust supposed to make all the bad stuff disappear. Never mind that it drives ecological destruction, that it has failed to relieve structural unemployment or soaring inequality, that, in some recent years, almost all the increment in Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 171 10 April 2017 WITH WAR SO CLOSE I HAVE TO SEND THIS OUT URGENTLY UN accuses Syrian rebels of carrying out sarin gas attacks which had been blamed on Assad’s troops According to the United Nations mission led by Carla del Ponti: “evidence from casualties and medical staff indicated that Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 170 8 April 2017 Unlike almost all public protests that have proceeded it, the campaign against climate change is not for abundance, but for austerity. It is a campaign not for more freedom, but for less. Strangest of all, it is a campaign not just against other people, but also against ourselves George Monbiot You Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 169 1 April 2017 Everyone’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals Colman McCarthy You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist Indira Gandhi Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of the announcement of new laws allowing start up companies to seek investment via crowdsourcing an investment vehicle for organic agriculture has been launched. The Organic and Restorative Investment Coop, known as ORIC, will be launched in Melbourne next month. The aim of the Coop is to facilitate investment into agriculture Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 168 25 March 2017 When Americans were asked whether the federal government was spending too little on “assistance to the poor”, 65% agreed. When they were asked whether it was spending too little on “welfare”, 25% agreed. George Monbiot The corporate grip on opinion in the US is one of the Continue Reading →