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8 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
European governments, including Britain and France, have "urged" Israel to halt the dispossessions in the occupied West Bank, which are illegal under international law. But nice words do nothing. They need to get the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation.
Here is the UN statement from yesterday: news.un.org/en/story/2021/…
A Security Council condemnation implies US criticism, which is all that matters as far as Israel is concerned.
Speaking of which, where is the US left on this? Why the silence?

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Israeli courts are trying to force Palestinian families out of their homes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, to clear space for settlers. The EU has called the move "alarming and illegal". Protestors continue to struggle against colonization. aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/5…
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Statement from the EU: eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/h…
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30 Apr
I'm excited to share this new short article, on the anti-colonial politics of degrowth and its synergies with social movements in the global South. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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As we await the new US commitment on emissions reductions, we should keep two simple facts in mind:

First, the US is responsible for 40% of global emissions in excess of the planetary boundary - more than any other nation or region by far.
Second, the US has already significantly overshot its fair share of the carbon budget for 2C.
This is atmospheric colonization. The US and other high-income nations have appropriated the global atmospheric commons for their own enrichment, gobbling up the fair shares of poorer nations and causing extraordinary damage in the process.
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This is a significant development. The President of Ireland recently became the first Western head of state to call explicitly for a post-growth, steady-state, eco-social economy, with degrowth where necessary. Read his speech here:
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"Failure to achieve sufficient absolute decoupling implies that de-growth remains the only sustainable strategy for planetary survival."
How often do you hear a head of state cite John Bellamy Foster's work on ecosocialism? Powerful and refreshing. With mentions also of the brilliant Ian Gough, Kate Raworth, and Mariana Mazzucato.
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11 Apr
David Graeber wrote this beautiful little essay shortly before he died. It reads like a final wish. "When this crisis is over, let's promise to create an economy that lets us actually take care of the people who are taking care of us." jacobinmag.com/2021/03/david-…
"The actual reality of human life is that we are a collection of fragile beings taking care of one another, and that those who do the lion’s share of this care work that keeps us alive are overtaxed, underpaid, and daily humiliated..."
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9 Apr
I want to take a few minutes to respond to statements made by Max Roser, the director of OWID. I hope this will be helpful and constructive for all involved.
First, I want to apologize for having hurt Roser’s feelings. I could have chosen more diplomatic language at times, and I will take better care in the future. I also want to make it clear that my disagreement with him is not personal. It is empirical.
OWID is a valuable site, and we all appreciate the data they’ve made available. But it is also a powerful media platform, with powerful funders. It sets public narratives, which we should be able to critique if warranted on empirical grounds.
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