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The UK’s Failed Experiment in Rail Privatization
Writing by Sam Denby Research by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Animation by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Select footage courtesy the AP Archive References [1] http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/… [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conte… [3] https://assets.publishing.service.gov… … Continue reading
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Climate Change’s White Supremacy Problem
The climate movement’s white supremacy problem, explained. Support this channel directly by becoming a Patreon backer: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingCl… In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at how white supremacy pervades not only the history of environmentalism and … Continue reading
Greta Thunberg dubs herself a ‘bunny-hugger’ after Boris Johnson’s climate remarks | The Guardian
Greta Thunberg in Brussels last year. The activist urged leaders to act fast in testimony to Congress on Thursday.Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images Activist changes Twitter bio after UK prime minister tells Biden climate summit there’s ‘nothing wrong with bunny-hugging’ … Continue reading
Three Gorges Dam: The Largest Dam in the World
It’s a big one. And pretty controversial too.
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South-to-North Water Transfer Project: China’s Redistribution of Natural Resources
What should you do when all of your country’s water is in the south, but all of your country’s people are in the north? Isn’t it obvious? Move the rivers up to the north! […]
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Brazil battles coronavirus with a Chinese vaccine even the Chinese concede could be better
Brazilians line up outside Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro last month to receive China’s CoronaVac vaccine. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — The news received scant notice in the mainstream media, but it quickly gained a foothold in … Continue reading
150,000 Hearts Representing Lives Lost to Coronavirus in the UK Line the COVID Memorial Wall in London
Nearly 500 meters of small, red hearts will soon cover an expanse of concrete facing the River Thames in London. Now dubbed the National COVID Memorial Wall, the poignant display publicly commemorates the 150,000 lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic in … Continue reading
Why we don’t need to pay for Covid because we already have
I get really annoyed by all the economists going around saying that we have to work out how to pay for Covid when the simple fact is that we already have. When we realise that we will all be a … Continue reading
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Why are the Tories so worried?
You’d think that a government with a big majority and high on the polls would have little to worry about, and yet the Tories are showing signs of being very worried. How long is it before failings on Brexit and … Continue reading
Ted Chiang: Fears of Technology Are Fears of Capitalism | Kottke
posted by Jason Kottke Apr 02, 2021 Writer Ted Chiang (author of the fantastic Exhalation) was recently a guest on the Ezra Klein Show. The conversation ranged widely — I enjoyed his thoughts on superheroes — but his comments … Continue reading
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