It was such a pleasure to talk to @racheldonald.bsky.social for the Planet Critical podcast!

What is the role of art in any crisis? To understand what is, and to imagine what could be. This is the message of @david-farrier.bsky.social, professor in literature and the author of 'Nature's Genius: Evolutions Lessons for a Changing Planet'. Full Episode: www.planetcritical.com/david-farrier/

We've been sold a lie that our purchasing power can somehow change the world And we believe it because, as @michaelmaniates.bsky.social explains, we are yearning for solutions, and this gives us a sense of control over our impact on the planet Full Ep: www.planetcritical.com/michael-maniates/

More women at the top isn't going to be good enough. The feminism movement must strive to change the system, not just women's place within it. For the full episode with @natashawalter.bsky.social, whose latest book 'Feminism for a World on Fire' hit shelves last week, go to: lnkd.in/dQu_yXg3

@realwhitneywebb.bsky.social Would love to interview you! Please reach out: rachel [at] planetcritical.com

Most of my corner of the internet is screaming about the collapse of global society. I returned to the land that raised me and learned that whatever we're living through has been going on a very, very long time. www.planetcritical.com/when-the-wor...

We know what happens to a people when they are removed from their land. But what happens to their culture? It cannot be maintained without practice, without relationship. It cannot exist separate to those who materialise it, without the soil and the flesh. www.planetcritical.com/oil-and-vine...

We don't have a choice. Big industry is working with the state to impose overconsumption and dependence on their products. Explains Julia Steinberger - @jksteinberger.bsky.social Professor of ecological economics at Lausanne University. Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/julia-steinberger/

Incredible energy demands from AI data centres are threatening attempts to ween our societies off of fossil fuels. @parismarx.com, journalist and host of Tech Won't Save us, explains the influence of AI on our energy mix. Full episode: planetcritical.com

Why aren't we rioting? Because we don't know who we would be without the conditions of our own oppression. www.planetcritical.com/revolutionar...

When was the last time society was this unequal? Probably under the Pharaohs, says former Minister of Finance, Andrés Velasco. There's one point we didn't disagree on throughout this episode. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/andres-velasco/

Do we need growth? Andrés Velasco, Chile's former Minister of Finance, insists we do. He calls for reform—not revolution. But can these institutions be reformed? Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/andres-velasco/

What does it mean to be free when our freedoms are curtailed? What does it mean to be free when our nature is limited? What does it mean to be free at all? Huge thanks to @alybatt.bsky.social whose book Free Gifts inspired this meditation. www.planetcritical.com/freedom-at-t...

The Founding Fathers were legal revolutionaries. But over two centuries on, the world needs an update. The Founding Mothers is a movement dedicated to universal dignity, human rights, peace and ending war—through empowering women. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/laura-george/

Mexicans built a popular movement over a century of organising—and now they're using state power to finance revolutionary politics. This is how Mexico City is building utopia. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/ashwin-ravikumar/

We're looking at global food shortages in coming weeks due to Trump's illegal war on Iran and their retaliation by derailing traffic through the strait of hormuz. This is about so much more than oil. It's about how we feed the future. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/feeding-the-...

That feeling in your chest that threatens to crush your bones to dust? That's the fear and horror of billions of us. And it's why you can't make any of this singular moment of global unravelling make sense. www.planetcritical.com/how-to-make-...

I've read numerous articles characterising Epstein’s world as "paedophilic". But this analysis neglects how patriarchy actively works to undermine women’s empowerment in order to protect capital accumulation. I discuss the connection in this week's newsletter: www.planetcritical.com/thin-shaved-...

The feminist political project in the heart of the Middle East, Rojava, is a fierce assertion that other worlds are possible. They have defended their right to self-determination—for all our sakes. Journalist Matt Broomfield has spent years there. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/rojava-the-f...

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Today I saw a Leftist publicly criticise another Leftist for mentioning Iran's reputation in a post expressing solidarity with the Iranian people. We are never going to win ANY ground if it is more fashionable to take aim at each other than murderous regimes. www.planetcritical.com/the-enemy-of...

How do we design liveable futures? Architects @jeremytill.bsky.social and Tatiana Schneider on how "sustainable architecture" is not just falling short, but even contributing to the intersecting social, economic and climate crises. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/designing-li...

@alybatt.bsky.social — I would love to interview you on the relationship between nature, reproductive labour and capitalism, and Free Gifts more broadly! DMs open!

The SAVE Act requires citizenship ID to vote. It may be that some Republicans truly believe that lots of non-citizens are voting, but that is just not the reality. So who will the law impact? People without ID docs and people whose ID docs are not current - which is mostly women.

INDEPENDENT JOURNOS & CLIMATE PEOPLE ON GHOST: I want to simulate Substack's brilliant recommendation ecosystem. Please drop me your URL and let's recommend each other's sites. READERS: Same goes for the newsletters you love most!

I'm having a baby this summer. I believe the roots of the tense relationship between motherhood and feminism shine a light on how to liberate Earth from Man's violence. www.planetcritical.com/females-vs-c...

Lithium is branded as the cure-all to our fossil fuel dependence. But its history tells another story: that the solution to the world's problems is always more mining. Make time for this astounding episode with history of science scholar Javiera Barandarian: www.planetcritical.com/javiera-bara...

The Epstein Files reveal how sexual abuse sits hand in glove with capitalist exploitation. www.planetcritical.com/epsteins-inn...

In my conversation with XR co-founder Roger Hallam, I asked him about his advising Palestinians to commit to non-violence in the face of genocide. His response really surprised me. Full episode out now: www.planetcritical.com/roger-hallam/

OUT NOW: I interviewed Roger Hallam, cofounder of Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, about his vision of activism. Roger is convinced of his methodologies and strategies. I am not. I end up asking him if he has a Messiah complex. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/roger-hallam/

We can afford to unconditionally provide healthcare, education, housing, transport, food and more to everyone – and doing so would dramatically improve people's ability to contribute to society. Universal Basic Services could change everything. Learn how: www.planetcritical.com/andrew-percy/

@climatehuman.bsky.social Would love to interview you about your recent post, 'Get Organized'. I believe my DMs are open!

From storm-battered Cornwall to the highest hill in Paris, last week I learned all about how the best place to change the world is right where you already are: www.planetcritical.com/how-to-chang...

Two things to learn from this. 1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors. 2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

"Non-violence is a posture which demands witnesses. Self defence is a response which demands participation. Only one can protect us in life or death situations." www.planetcritical.com/can-non-viol...

"Non-violence is a posture which demands witnesses. Self defence is a response which demands participation. Only one can protect us in life or death situations." www.planetcritical.com/can-non-viol...

Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power

The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls

The threatening and fascistic dictates of the Trump administration met a series of stumbling blocks over the weekend. From Minnesota to Denmark, and from protesters to politicians, people have had enough. www.planetcritical.com/and-the-worl...

big thanks to the brilliant @racheldonald.bsky.social for the opportunity to chat on Planet: Critical we kicked off the new year by asking: what's up with climate fiction? www.planetcritical.com/heather-mill...

Something a little different from me today, but racing around my mind all weekend. www.planetcritical.com/europe-must-...

Thank you @racheldonald.bsky.social on your extremely humane and thoughtful latest episode of Planet Critical. It's what I needed today. www.planetcritical.com/for-the-futu...

Alex Kleytman was just a child when he survived the Holocaust. To have been killed by anti-semitic hatred 80 years after the end of WWII is like being crushed under the wheel of time. It should take the breath out of all of us. www.planetcritical.com/an-unmistaka...

Organisations like Our World in Data and folk like Steven Pinker would have us believe that everything is getting better because lines are travelling a certain way on charts. This week's guest @smillermcdonald.bsky.social thoroughly debunks that. Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/the-myth-of-...

Geographer @smillermcdonald.bsky.social on the myth of progress — a delusion that's been following us for 5000 years and justified endless wars, genocides and ecological destruction. Full episode out now: www.planetcritical.com/the-myth-of-...

I read the White House National Security Plan so you don't have to. It's bad btw. www.planetcritical.com/trumps-natio...

A pleasure to talk with Rachel Donald again on Planet Critical about hyper-local futures and my new book 'Finding Lights in a Dark Age' www.planetcritical.com/hyper-local-...

As a journalist, my mother knew the horrors that human beings can inflict on one another. She knew that things don't get better unless people push for justice. But she still believed, then, that justice was possible. Her outlook is different today. www.planetcritical.com/today-my-mot...

Should You Have Kids? Choosing whether or not to have children has been a critical component of cultures around the world for millennia, and the choosing not to has always been as important as the choosing to. Read the full piece now on Planet: Critical: www.planetcritical.com/should-you-h...

Natural Scientist Fernando Racimo, author of Science in Resistance: The Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice, joins Planet Critical podcast to discuss what works/ doesn't in climate activism; how deep complicity rot goes in universities, & much more www.planetcritical.com/fernando-rac...