Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better?

The odd marriage of Lega Nord and Five Star held up longer than expected, but Italy is about to get a new government. How might that work out?

It’s Raining Plastic, From the Pyrenees to the Rockies to the Arctic

On the extent of plastic exposure in the form of microplastics.

Even Larry Summers Denounces World Bank’s “PEF” Ebola Bonds That Enriched Investors at Expense of the Sick in the Congo

The World Bank wants to double down on financial gimmickry rather than develop the public health infrastructure to combat pandemics.

Who Will Pay for the Huge Costs of Holding Back Rising Seas?

Combatting rising seas is a big ticket item, and one beyond the meane even of prosperous cities.

Brexit: According to Script

The commentariat’s Brexit predictions are playing out, sadly.

How Richard Vague Discovered Gravity: An Interview + Book Review of A Brief History of Doom: Two Hundred Years of Financial Crises

Richard Vague extends his work on the dangers of private debt via his new book, A Brief History of Doom, on the role of debt in financial crises.

How New York City Has Worked to Protect People from the Deadliest Disaster: Heat

New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from heat.

Brexit Breakup

More consternation about Johnson’s possible Brexit moves.

Example of ‘Unknown Unknowns,’ Study Detailing ‘Almost Instant Mortality of Corals’ Suggests Crisis Worse Than Previously Understood

New study published by Current Biology reveals that warming waters are an even bigger threat to coral reefs than experts previously realized.

Austerity Has Made People Less Prepared for a No Deal Brexit

The government says it’s preparing for a Brexit crash out. But ten years of spending cuts have made the people of Britain intensely vulnerable to economic shock.

New IPCC Report Warns of Vicious Cycle Between Soil Degradation and Climate Change

This Real News Network interview with Diana Ruiz of Greenpeace covers yet another dangerous effect of global warming: soil degradation and its knock-on effects.

5 Reasons Why Trump’s Venezuela Embargo Won’t End the Maduro Regime

Why the sanctions on Venezuela aren’t all they are cracked up to be.