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Beyond “the business of nickels and dimes”: a socialist guide to Christmas

It's a Wonderful Life (Fair Use) I – The feast It's Christmas time, a time to eat, drink, and be merry. Mulled wine and mince pies, all around a hot…
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Capitalism relies on imperialism, and both systems may be in trouble

Photo credit: pixabay user 'stux' Creative Commons 0 This article is part of Bright Green’s ‘End of capitalism’ series- if you’d be interested in contributing something to this series, drop…
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As the climate clock strikes midnight it’s time to look to the morning

Climate change will profoundly reshape our world in the coming decades. Yet, in this article, I make a case for why we should not give in to despair and apathy.…
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Where to go, what to do? Greens and the Corbyn challenge

Mark Ballard was Green MSP for Lothian from 2003-2007. He writes here is a personal capacity. When I left the Labour Party in the early nineties and started to put…
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Now is the time for Scotland to be bold: why I’m voting Green

As it approaches its fifth Holyrood election, Scotland faces five huge questions. The first is simple: should we be an independent country? And if so, how can we progress our…
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