A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it

Image: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation carries cold water from near Greenland (blue line) southward along the seafloor toward Antarctica, while currents nearer the surface transport warmer water northward. Image source: NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Opinion article by George Monbiot. The Guardian – April 23, 2026. Research article: Science Advances. Research letter: Geophysical Research Letters.

Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises

The poor and middle pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers – and the ultra-rich pay politicians. It’s not an original remark, but it bears repeating until everyone has heard it. The more money billionaires accumulate, the greater their control of the political system – which means they pay less tax, which means they accumulate more, which means their control intensifies. […]

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