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{{em|Monopoly is the DNA of capitalism.}} Since Thatcher and Reagan let neoliberalism loose, and the rest of the world followed suit, we have seen market sectors become ever more concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Wherever one looks, giant corporations with country-sized revenues are dictating to govts worldwide. Getting regulation passed in the face of their lobbying power is a non-trivial task: one example we are living with is [[Plastic Pollution|plastic pollution]]. Another is [[Environmental Policy|neonicotinoids]]; it took nearly 80% of our pollinators to die off before legislators reluctantly began to act. We watch it happening, and do nothing.
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{{em|Monopoly is the DNA of capitalism.}} Since Thatcher and Reagan let neoliberalism loose, and the rest of the world followed suit, we have seen market sectors become ever more concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Wherever one looks, giant corporations with country-sized revenues are dictating to govts worldwide. Getting regulation passed in the face of their lobbying power is a non-trivial task: one example we are living with is [[Plastic Pollution|plastic pollution]]. Another is [[Environmental Policy|neonicotinoids]]; it took nearly 80% of our pollinators to die off before legislators reluctantly began to act. We watch it happening, and we do nothing.
  
{{QuoteBox|width=25%|{{img|Rising-Up-Extinction-Rebellion-horiz.svg|90|30|float=right}} What is lawful, and what is right... they're not always the same thing.}} {{em|Corruption}} is commonplace; we are no longer shocked, or even surprised. Criminal bankers go scot-free; politicians abuse their positions to enrich themselves and their cronies, and direct their efforts to maintain the status quo, at the expense of the rest of us. Inequality is now at a level not seen for 100 years. Corporations and businessmen routinely avoid paying taxes, which shunts the burden onto citizens. We watch it happening; and we do nothing.  
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{{QuoteBox|width=25%|[[Extinction Rebellion|{{img|Rising-Up-Extinction-Rebellion-horiz.svg|90|30|float=right}}]] What is lawful, and what is right... they're not always the same thing.}} {{em|Corruption}} is commonplace; we are no longer shocked, or even surprised. Criminal bankers go scot-free; politicians abuse their positions to enrich themselves and their cronies, and direct their efforts to maintain the status quo, at the expense of the rest of us. Inequality is now at a level not seen for 100 years. Corporations and businessmen routinely avoid paying taxes, which shunts the burden onto citizens. We watch it happening; and we do nothing.  
 
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{{Sources|{{Src|ref|date=Oct.2018|title=The Era of Corporate Consolidation and the End of Competition.|quote=Bayer-Monsanto, Dow-DuPont, and ChemChina-Syngenta|website=Haas Institute|name=Elsadig Elsheikh, Hossein Ayazi, |url=https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/haas_institute_shahidi-_era_of_corporate_consolidation_end_of_competition_publish.pdf}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2019|title=Fightback against the billionaires: the radicals taking on the global elite.|website=The Guardian|name=Anand Giridharadas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rutger-bregman-winnie-byanyima-anand-giridharadas}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.06.2019|title=Worlds End.|website=|name=Corporate Watch|url=https://issuu.com/corporatewatch/docs/worldsend_lores_copy}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2019|title=The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged.|quote=Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talent.|website=The Guardian|name=Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/07/the-class-pay-gap-why-it-pays-to-be-privileged}}
 
{{Sources|{{Src|ref|date=Oct.2018|title=The Era of Corporate Consolidation and the End of Competition.|quote=Bayer-Monsanto, Dow-DuPont, and ChemChina-Syngenta|website=Haas Institute|name=Elsadig Elsheikh, Hossein Ayazi, |url=https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/haas_institute_shahidi-_era_of_corporate_consolidation_end_of_competition_publish.pdf}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2019|title=Fightback against the billionaires: the radicals taking on the global elite.|website=The Guardian|name=Anand Giridharadas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/07/rutger-bregman-winnie-byanyima-anand-giridharadas}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.06.2019|title=Worlds End.|website=|name=Corporate Watch|url=https://issuu.com/corporatewatch/docs/worldsend_lores_copy}} &#9830; {{Src|ref|date=Feb.07.2019|title=The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged.|quote=Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talent.|website=The Guardian|name=Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/07/the-class-pay-gap-why-it-pays-to-be-privileged}}
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{{img|Counting-Toes.png|100|68}} Sperm counts have more than halved in the past 40 years, and are falling by around 1.4% a year.<ref name="guardian-2017.07.30"/> The [[World Health Organisation]] also recognises the problem. History is full of lessons about the links between environmental degradation and the collapse of civilisations &ndash; the decline of the Roman Empire is linked with its increasing use of lead pipes. A technology that benefited millions also brought damage to the brain and nervous system, the stomach and the kidneys, as well as diseases such as high blood pressure. Sound familiar?<ref name="guardian-2017.11.23"/>
 
{{img|Counting-Toes.png|100|68}} Sperm counts have more than halved in the past 40 years, and are falling by around 1.4% a year.<ref name="guardian-2017.07.30"/> The [[World Health Organisation]] also recognises the problem. History is full of lessons about the links between environmental degradation and the collapse of civilisations &ndash; the decline of the Roman Empire is linked with its increasing use of lead pipes. A technology that benefited millions also brought damage to the brain and nervous system, the stomach and the kidneys, as well as diseases such as high blood pressure. Sound familiar?<ref name="guardian-2017.11.23"/>
 
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