Is this the end of capitalism? A series.
Pixabay user: 'anaterate' Creative Commons 0 license This article is part of Bright Green's 'End of capitalism' series- if you'd be interested in contributing something to this series, drop us…
What we’re saying Yes to: Community resiliency and regenerative regrowth
Photo: pixabay user congerdesign. “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” –Nigerian Proverb Climate catastrophes are raking our world across the coals. From…
Why we still need the Green Party
Green Party Autumn 2016 conference. By Jwslubbock (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Since the turn of the century, the Green Party has blossomed from obscurity to a major, professional…
Let Them Burn: The Logic of Capitalism Meets the Reality of Climate Change
Image credit: Pixaby user 'skeeze' In her piece titled “Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World,” Naomi Klein takes aim at the handful of fossil…
It is not the ‘ignorant masses’, but rather obscene wealth that really threatens our democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: It’s been said so often now that it’s becoming a bit of a truism, but 2016 was a bit shite. Whilst the doomsday clock…
Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series As a psychologist, you face a unique problem: everyone and their dog thinks they know the subject as well as you, someone…
Event: Rich Man's World? Global crisis and Scotland's role in fixing it
The world is in crisis. The neoliberal project has, in the last few years, advanced at a faster pace than ever before. In its wake, our working conditions, our education…
Thoughts from the austerity frontline – Something we can do
For the past week, I’ve been reading Paul Mason’s ‘Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere’, which I thoroughly recommend. I’ve been reading it mostly while travelling between appointments and workplace visits…