Items for August 2018

Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise

A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change.

Tags: economics, science, politics

When the far right targets books, it should ring alarm bells for us all

Tags: books, free speech

How To Kill Your Tech Industry

In World War II, Britain invented the electronic computer. By the 1970s, its computing industry had collapsed—thanks to a labor shortage produced by sexism.

Tags: tech, gender