Electro-Capitalism • Gareth Fearn
In the transition from fossil capital to electricity capital, the future that emerges will be determined by the fierce struggles of the present.
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Three Peaks • Noah Gordon
The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.
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Nothing to Lose but Our Mains • Sammy Feldblum
The unraveling of Britain’s largest water utility is not just a scandal. It's a case study in how privatized systems strain under climate pressures, aging infrastructure and the limits of market governance.
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Care Lessons for the Climate Endgame • Mikkel Krause Frantzen
During the climate endgame, our survival hinges on rebuilding the systems of interdependence that make life in the ruins possible.
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Reading Stuart Hall for the Climate Crisis • Casey A. Williams
Stuart Hall’s politics of culture offers the left a blueprint for confronting the climate crisis.
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Javier Milei and the Long Shadow of the IMF • Lola Allen
In Argentina, economic chaos and political upheaval expose how the IMF's promise of stability has become an instrument of managed decline.
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Between an Ice Road and a Ring of Fire • Gemma Boothroyd
The Ring of Fire development is a social and environmental calamity dressed up as economic necessity—and a continuation of Canada's long colonial history.
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Where Capital and Nature Meet • Thea Riofrancos
Thea Riofrancos speaks to The BREAK—DOWN about the rise of the lithium industry, the geopolitics of extraction and the frontiers of green capitalism.
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Lula’s Dilemma • Sabrina Fernandes
In Brazil, big agribusiness holds the reins of political power. Without confronting this head-on, Lula’s ecological promises will remain just that—promises.
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After the Thaw • Jacob Bolton
As temperatures rise and the Arctic thaws, capital is eyeing new opportunities: for extraction, for shipping and for extending a lifeline to business as usual.
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Then Where Will We Live • Garry Lotulung
In Indonesia, nickel mining is booming as global demand for batteries surges. Its impacts—on workers, on communities and on nature—are deeply felt.
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An Invisible Frontier • Ben Lennon
The greatest obstacle for the energy transition is not production or hard physical constraints—it is the skilled labour needed to transform our infrastructure and economy.