#198 Weekend Reads – how bad is it going to get?
When you’ve been trying to warn everyone about the enormous perils we face – not just climate change, but the whole polycrisis – it is VERY
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#197 Weekend Reads – we’re about to pass the 7th planetary boundary
The big news this week, in case you missed it, was from the Potsdam Institute, which released its planetary health check
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#196 Weekend Reads – the rise of the Modern-Day Trojan Horse
A big news story this week was, of course, the explosions in Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah militants. I’ve seen it referred to as The Grim
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#195 Weekend Reads – where is climate change in politics?
It’s hard to believe the US Presidential Debate between Harris and Trump was only on Tuesday, because it feels like weeks have passed since
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Seven years to think about the polycrisis, some conclusions
In July, after seven years, it was time for our family to relocate back to Singapore from Phuket, Thailand. Our time in Phuket was incredible
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#194 Weekend Reads – imagine being called a useful idiot?
What a career goal, you’re working hard for years, earning a LOT of money, and then you find out your “employer” is the Russian Government, and they think of you as a useful idiot. That was the big, breaking news this week, whenThe United States Department of Justice released a new indictment – Office of
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#193 Weekend Reads – the ugliness of politics is wearing, so wearing
I don’t know about you, but the ugly rhetoric of politics is really starting to wear me down and of course, with a woman of colour entering the US Presidential race, it was always going to get uglier. However, recently, Trump has gone to a new level and it’s nothing short of disgusting. No question
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#192 Weekend Reads – have we tipped into a new climate?
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads, where I write a short blog highlighting the main news and then link through to a collection of news across the world’s media, covering the planetary crisis; topical moments in the world; global politics and war; business and technology, social issues; and passion/humour/history. I’ve had a break from the
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#191 Weekend Reads – is this heatwave enough of a wakeup call yet?
The Northern Hemisphere is going through a brutal heatwave and our news outlets are flooded with stories, featuring children dancing in fountains
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#190 Weekend Reads – and then a step to the right!
The big news this week was a significant shift to the right in the European Elections. Initially this sounded like really bad news, but
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