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All Change

An ability to contest the circumstances of our birth is an essential element of our humanity. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th January 2016 I have seen people undergo astonishing trauma...

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Social Harmony

Is music an answer to the epidemic of loneliness? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd October 2016 Two years ago, I wrote a column for the Guardian in which I argued that what...

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There Is Such a Thing As Society

Why should plagues of mental illness surprise us, in a world being ripped apart? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th October 2016 What greater indictment of a system could there be than...

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The Man in the Mirror

Donald Trump is not an outlier, but the distillation of our dominant values By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th October 2016 What is the worst thing about Donald Trump? The lies? The...

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Talking Cure

Only by crossing social boundaries and coming together can we resist the forces that threaten to crush us. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 2nd November 2016 If there is an irrepressible...

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Imaginary Friends

Celebrity is not harmless fun – it’s the lieutenant of exploitation. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21st December 2016 Now that a reality TV star is preparing to become president of the...

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All Together Now

This is how to stop demagogues and extremists: rebuild community. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th February 2017 Without community, politics is dead. But communities have been scattered...

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Screened Out

For some of those immersed in virtual worlds, everything loses its meaning – even racism and fascism. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st March 2017 Everything is possible. Nothing is...

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Black Box

Unesco’s tragicomic aversion to public engagement. By George Monbiot, published on monbiot.com, 12th July 2017 This is supporting material for my column on the Lake District’s acquisition of World...

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The Lie of the Land

The Lake District’s world heritage status reveals a widespread betrayal of the living world, by both conservation groups and the UN By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th July 2017...

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Stepping Back from the Brink

An astonishing new field of enquiry explores the deep changes that could avert a planetary disaster By George Monbiot, published on monbiot.com, 31st January 2018   We know where we’re going. For many...

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Contrary to Reason

Steven Pinker claims to champion Enlightenment values. But his latest book is an affront to them By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7th March 2018   One of the curiosities of our age is the...

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Testeria

Fearful masculinity harms both men and women. There are better ways of growing up. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 16th January 2019   What strikes me most is the fragility. Gillette makes...

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Outer Turmoil

Our toxic political system produces toxic leaders. We should design a system that rewards kindness and honesty. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 12th June 2019 Who in their right mind...

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A Zombie Love Story

All over the world, mutual aid groups have blossomed where governments have failed, as people support each other through the pandemic. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st April 2020 You...

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Oil Spots

The Science Museum’s new exhibition on climate breakdown is funded by an oil company. What could possibly go wrong? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21st April 2021 Taking money from...

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Spirited Away

How the counterculture fell prey to the far-right’s conspiracy theories. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd September 2021 It’s an uncomfortable thing to admit, but in the...

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Organised Lying

Almost everyone in public life participates in the assault on truth. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th March 2022 To the Syrians who have suffered its attacks, the Kremlin’s lies about...

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The Art of Life

Why is life treated as less valuable than the depiction of life? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th October 2022 What does it take? How far must we go to alert other people to the scale...

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Off Brand

Russell Brand’s grim trajectory shows us where politics is heading By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th March 2023 In 2014, the Guardian asked me to nominate my hero of the year. To some...

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