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What�s yours is mine

Andrew Simms — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:38:24 GMT

The scramble for the world�s resources has barely abated with the recession, and our ecological debts are mounting

Let the good times roll

Andrew Simms — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Andrew Simms on why consuming less doesn't have to be a painful experience

Getting to know you

Andrew Simms — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Your supermarket probably knows more about you than your partner, mother or doctor

Our best is not good enough

Andrew Simms — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Such is our dependence on oil, we face a shock that will dwarf any crisis of the past. It's a good job the government hasn't ruled out rations - only the effort of a war economy is likely to help.

Why we owe so much to victims of disaster

Andrew Simms — Mon, 16 May 2005 12:00:00 GMT

At the G8 summit, Brown and Blair should think of our debts to Africans, not theirs to us. We have stolen their share of the planet's resources

The gaudy sameness of Clone Town

Andrew Simms — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT

The free marketeers used to tell us that communism was the enemy of choice, but take a look at what global corporatism is doing to the high street

Would you buy a car that looked like this?

Andrew Simms — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Andrew Simms argues that SUVs are as dangerous to health as tobacco and should be made to carry similar warnings

Bush faces trade sanctions

Andrew Simms — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Observations on global warming

The global trade in muscle

Andrew Simms — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:00:00 GMT

Once, the rich world plundered Africa for mineral wealth. Now, as we shall see at the Olympics, it steals athletic talent and gives very little in return.

Blow, blow thou winter wind

Andrew Simms — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMT

The planet can no longer sustain our oil addiction. Renewable energies, meanwhile, hold the key to ending poverty. Why are we so slow on the uptake?