Unequal exchange theory posits that economic growth in the “advanced economies” of the global North relies on a large net appropriation of resources a…
MuseLetter #359 / February 2023 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version This month's Museletter leads with an article looking at various debt timebombs threatening us all. It also incl...
MuseLetter #367 / October 2023 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version The World’s Top Industrial Countries Are in Treacherous Waters The following essay was written prior to the Hamas...
MuseLetter #377 / August 2024 by Richard Heinberg Download printable PDF version Humanity’s transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels to instead using alternative low-carbon en...
The Divide was first published in 2017. In the years since, many people have written to me, or approached me during public events, to share the impact it had on them. I am always grateful for this. And yet as a researcher, I look back on the text now and wish that it could includ
Look around and it is impossible to ignore the fact that our world is torn apart by brutal inequality. Some countries enjoy unimaginable material affluence while others suffer mass deprivation, with billions lacking basic necessities like nutritious food and clean water. The injustice star
Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan Over the past two decades, the posture of the United States toward China has evolved from economic cooperation to outright antagonism. US media outlets and politicians have engaged in persistent anti-China rhetoric, while the US government has imposed trade restric