Planning the Good Anthropocene
The market is blindly leading us toward climate calamity — democratic planning is a way out.
Articles by
Leigh Phillips
Leigh Phillips is a science writer and EU affairs journalist. He is the author of Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts.
Bill Gates, Crypto-Socialist?
Bill Gates is right: the private sector is stifling innovation in green energy. But that's not the only place capitalism is holding us back.
Goodbye, Mr. Spock
Leonard Nimoy's passing reminds us of the spirit of wonder and discovery represented by Spock and the Star Trek series.
The Solution is Democracy
Democracy isn’t a barrier to solving global issues like climate change. It's humanity’s best hope.
The Political Economy of Ebola
Ebola is a problem that will not be solved, because it isn’t profitable to do so.