Monthly Archives: April 2023

Cast off the Debt Burden

Posted on April 26, 2023 by borderslynn

Being free of debt, whether it be an individual or a nation, is a fantasy. Well, so we have been brainwashed to believe. In fact we have been: ‘bamboozled’ into allowing a small financial elite to create colossal quantities of … Continue reading →

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Permacrisis: Shipping

Posted on April 13, 2023 by borderslynn

If we want to look at human activity accelerated to the point of destruction, let’s look at the tragedy of the Mediterranean. https://sciencing.com/animals-mediterranean-sea-8537277.html TRADECHINA In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, China is the boss Kaki Bali 10/30/2022October 30, 2022 Since … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged barges, billionaire, black water, cargo instability, catastrophe, container shipping, cruise ships, dying planet, ecology, investment, marine life, migrants, money, naval shipping, responsibility, sea deaths, sewage treatment, Shipping, supertrawlers, toxic waste, trade | Leave a comment

Respecting Borders?

Posted on April 11, 2023 by borderslynn

In 2016, Ann Pettifor wrote, in her book The Production of Money, that if we allow the banking system to continue with no progressive changes, then: The recurring financial crises of the last four decades will roll on relentlessly and … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: April 2023

Cast off the Debt Burden

Permacrisis: Shipping

Respecting Borders?

Where did we come from? Where are we going?