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Iss2/Ch4 Highway to h*ck (part 2)
Why do fossil fuel corporations support carbon taxes? Why do mainstream economists think a green energy transition will lead to economic ruin? We conclude Issue 2 with the many reasons for optimism. (part 2 of 2)
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Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 2)
In Chapter 2, we look at the human and environmental costs of mining lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and nickel: critical minerals for phasing out fossil fuels. (part 2 of 2)
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Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 1)
In Chapter 2, we look at the human and environmental costs of mining lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and nickel: critical minerals for phasing out fossil fuels. (part 1 of 2)
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Iss2/Ch1 Dam you straight to h*ck (part 1)
In Chapter 1, we try to figure out what energy source is best to replace fossil fuels, but things go off the rails immediately…and we wind up with an extended discussion about mining waste? (part 1 of 2)
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Iss1/Ch4 If you liked the 2017 worldwide refugee crisis, you’ll love the complete desertification of the Sahel
When it comes to climate change, mainstream economists and climate scientists couldn’t be more different. How can mainstream economists predict small dents to the economy when climate scientists see existential threats to civilization itself? Perhaps Sahelian desertification and climate change can only be solved if we stop listening to mainstream economists. Conclusion to Issue 1
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Iss1/B3 Does Anyone Here Love Ahmaduo Ahidjo? Anyone?
Bonus: Why did Ahidjo suddenly resign in 1982 at the height of his power? How did Paul Biya wrest power from a seemingly all-powerful Ahidjo? The mystery of Cameroon’s 1983 succession.
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Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)
Bonus: The darkly fascinating cloak-and-dagger story of Ahidjo’s rise to power – with help from the French, of course.
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Iss1/Ch3 How Many Cameroonians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Trick Question: IMF Shut Off the Electricity
The global scandal of debt and structural adjustments, how it came to Cameroon and contributed to poverty, underdevelopment, and desertification. Then, a proven anti-desertification model: how the American New Deal beat the Dust Bowl. Finally, the dire situation of rural Cameroonians.
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Iss1/B1 Cameroon’s Independence Movement: in which the French Send People to the Hospital for Waving a UN Flag
Bonus: The gripping story of Cameroon’s independence movement, 1945-1957
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Iss1/Ch2 Independence* Day
In Chapter 2, the incredible story of how Cameroon’s independence movement took on the French Empire and almost won. We uncover how the French fought back, installed a dictator, and how the French continue to exploit an “independent” Cameroon.