Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Do Climate Policies ‘Kill jobs’? An Economist on Why They Don’t Cause Massive Unemployment

Sadly, an upbeat take on what “green” policies might means for jobs greatly understates the depth of economic restructuring needed to reduce the pace of climate change.

Wolf Richter: “Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Banks

Australia looks to be on the verge of a nasty unwind of its housing bubble. A plunge would damage not only its banks but also retirement funds, since banks play an outsized role in the Australian stock market.

Brexit: All About May

Why May oddly matters even more than before.

The Reality Is Everything Must Change

Why we need the biggest change program in history and must deploy state-created money to mobilize resources.

Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Efforts

Senators Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal, and Durbin, has asked the DHS IG to expand an investigation into misallocation of funds budgeted for repair of hurricane-damaged homes and profit-skimming in Puerto Rico

Brexit: May’s Handbag

Big Brexit events of the week are underway, starting with the ECJ ruling on unilateral reversal of an Article 50 notice.

As Global Climate Talks Proceed, Trump EPA Opts to Weaken Coal Emissions Standards

While parties to the 2015 Paris Accord conduct negotiations in Katowice, Poland, the EPA has opted to weaken coal emission standards promulgated during the administration of Trump’s predecessor.

Jane Sanders: Climate Crisis Critical Issue in 2020 Elections

In this Real News Network interview, Jane Sanders discusses the climate crisis and tells Paul Jay that voters shouldn’t support candidates who claim to be progressive, but don’t prioritize the fight against fossil fuel interests.

The Inconvenient Truth about Climate Change and the Economy

The new IPCC Report is overly optimistic about global productivity growth and fossil fuel energy use. More dramatic, immediate action on climate change is needed

Why “Green Growth” Is an Illusion

Wishful thinking and tinkering like “green growth” won’t cut it. Nothing short of a mass mobilization for deep de-carbonization across the global economy can avert the looming climate catastrophe.

Brexit: More Unicorns

The Brexit situation has developed not necessarily to the advantage of Theresa May.

George Herbert Walker Bush and the Myth of the ‘Good’ Gulf War

Correcting revisionist history about Bush the Senior and the first Gulf War.

Brexit: May Bloodied but Not Yet Bowed

Theresa May continues to exhibit her remarkable capacity for taking punishment. Too bad it’s not for good ends.

Brexit: Coming to a Head?

The latest take on the increasingly frantic Brexit state of play.

Decades of Denial and Stalling Have Created a Climate Crunch

Two-week UN climate change summit kicks off in Poland, to flesh out details of the 2015 Paris Accord. Politicians have dithered about what action to take, in part diverted by the disinformation spread by fossil fuel companies.