Except that is a multi year graph that shows no similar drop at that time of year in previous years. (View Post)

I've always been a fan of Le Guin's position on this - that obviously the "gatherer" part of hunter gatherer was quite important, but it didn't lend itself to heroism and myth making. https… (View Post)

Because whilst they appeal to populist rhetoric their policies are still aimed at capital accumulation. It’s like when Bolsanaro was first elected in Brazil and loads of outlets ran stories about how… (View Post)

Except that neoliberal and capitalist have definitions that are beyond “woke young people I dislike”. Neoliberalism was the movement of the Chicago school economists who argued against the (then) eco… (View Post)

These are the arguments made by the "loony left" - whereas the idea of increasing foreign aid is anathema because people always say "but we should help our own first". Which goes … (View Post)