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Martial Mining – The link between warfare and resource extraction

Harry Holmes 24 November 2020 Martial Mining – The link between warfare and resource extraction2020-11-24T10:23:00+00:00 Comment No Comment
Martial Mining by Kay Stephens On the 6th November 2020, Environmental Conflict Day, social and environmental justice coalition, the London Mining Network, launched their latest report: Martial Mining. This research…
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The Resource Question: Planetary Mine by Martín Arboleda

Harry Holmes 31 May 2020 The Resource Question: Planetary Mine by Martín Arboleda2020-05-31T11:46:30+01:00 Comment No Comment
Kalgoorlie Open Cast Mine. Image credit via Stephen Codrington, Creative Commons. An early memory of mine is going on an underground tour of the National Coal Mining Museum in primary…
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Capitalism relies on imperialism, and both systems may be in trouble

Andrea Grainger 18 December 2017 Capitalism relies on imperialism, and both systems may be in trouble2018-04-19T14:40:50+01:00 *Essays* 1 Comment
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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Empire, slavery and Cecil Rhodes: history through the eyes of the coloniser

Carlus Hudson 30 January 2016 Empire, slavery and Cecil Rhodes: history through the eyes of the coloniser2016-01-30T12:04:33+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Photo: Wikimedia YouGov’s recent poll on the British Empire, colonialism and Cecil Rhodes came out with very terrifying results. Across three of its four questions, the largest share of respondents…
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If we're going to help save elephants, we need to get our own house in order

Adam Ramsay 11 February 2013 If we're going to help save elephants, we need to get our own house in order2013-02-11T08:30:51+00:00 Environment 16 Comments
There is, doing the rounds, a petition against poaching elephants. I signed it. But I wanted to add this footnote. I am not a cultural relativist. If something is wrong in one…
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How we deny our bloody history – a review of the Imperial War Museum

Adam Ramsay 10 December 2012 How we deny our bloody history – a review of the Imperial War Museum2016-01-07T13:27:52+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 14 Comments
The stories we tell ourselves define who we are. With this in mind, on Friday, I visited the Imperial War Museum. I am practically pacifist, and certainly anti-imperialist. So I…
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Lessons from Libya – Democrats make for effective emperors

Gilbert Ramsay 31 August 2011 Lessons from Libya – Democrats make for effective emperors2011-08-31T14:01:03+01:00 Environment No Comment
You have to hand it to Obama. The man is a smooth operator. When he got into power, Republicans threw up their hands in horror at the prospect of a…
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