> Culture wars have now entered geopolitics.

>"Fears about food security, farmers' rights and the environment have fueled a movement to “eat local.” But doing so could wind up being worse for the planet on the whole."

>"The bill President Biden signed into law recently will greatly expand government loans and loan guarantees for clean energy and _...Read More_

This is a great article. The IRA does a lot of good things on climate, but in agriculture it seems to have missed opportunities to be more effective.

>"The modern food system may be reaching its limits."

>"How did the planet replace the nation-state to become the prime political object of the 21st century?"

>"If military conflict between nations is what most divides the world, a “climate alliance” for the planet led by the U.S. and China can counterbalance and tame rivalries."

>"Community cooperatives and volunteer collectives promise to change capitalism for the better."

[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/un-climate-report.html](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/03/un-climate-report.html) "This month, IPCC released the first comprehensive U.N. update to the state of climate science in eight full years, since before the Paris accords. The quiet response to the _...Read More_

>"The price of nickel, an essential ingredient in most batteries, has soared because of fear that Russian supplies could be cut off."

“The existential problem posed by the nuclear age, and now by climate change, is a variant of what Lauren Berlant calls cruel optimism: the _...Read More_

>"Oil and gas prices are up, and Western energy giants with operations and investments in Russia could find it harder to keep doing business there."

“American fascism is a long standing and violent project to dominate and exploit Black and Indigenous people”

>"A judge ruled that the Interior Department must consider the climate effects of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases."

>"Both sides have committed to net zero emissions but voters will hopefully reward the one that knows how to get there"