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Why do we keep using AI even though we know it's going to kill us?
Don't beat yourself up too much. Yes it's weird, self-harming behaviour but it makes sense within the logic of capitalism. And there are things we can…
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Concept of the fortnight: the third shift
I have a hunch about why the women are so much more tired than the men
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Insecure attachment style? Blame capitalism!
Why is it that our societies seem to be designed to actively sabotage our emotional health?
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Concept of the fortnight: eco-swaraj
The movement sweeping India for 'Radical Ecological Democracy'
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June 2025

Brat socialism
Call me a brat but I think we should accept nothing less than a system that delivers these three basic freedoms
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Concept of the fortnight: alloparenting
There's a reason why 'it takes a village' is a cliché...
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Are humans inherently evil destroyers?
It's our social systems, not our nature, that are to blame. It's time we tell new stories about what it means to be human
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On love as revolution
Love isn't just about romance. It can be a political act, a liberating force, and a horizon for a better world.
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May 2025

AI is taking our jobs. Does that mean I can spend more time lolloping on the sofa?
Any chance there's a technology that can give us prosperity, freedom and NOT kill us all?
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Presenting Loveconomics
Behind the scenes at my guest lecture at Goldsmiths last night
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My toddler explains Karl Marx's concept of commodity fetishism
A very brief conversation with my two-year-old over breakfast
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Could deglobalisation be a good thing?
Trump's tariffs are hurting. But there are better visions for a world beyond neoliberal globalisation
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