The Latest Articles by George Monbiot

In a world built by plutocrats, the powerful are protected while vengeful laws silence their critics

In the UK and around the world, those who challenge rich corporations are being hounded and crushed with ever-more inventive penalties, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer

US culture is an incubator of ‘extrinsic values’. Nobody embodies them like the Republican front runner, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common? They’re being exploited by the far right

Populists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises – and it all feels horribly familiar, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

Here’s a question Cop28 won’t address: why are billionaires blocking action to save the planet?

It’s obscene that the super-rich can criminalise protest, while they burn the world’s resources and remain untouched by the law, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Britain is broken. What will fix it? Lots and lots of money

If the money were for bank bailouts, we wouldn’t hesitate – and £100bn is much better than state failure, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

A cocktail of toxins is poisoning our fields. Its effect on humans? Nobody can tell us

Many of the chemicals being spread as sewage sludge are untested or can’t be assessed. That’s why I’m suing for answers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Hello, Michael Gove? I’d like to report a gang of extremists who are undermining British values

Destroying national morale, attacking democracy, inciting hatred … By its own definition, this government is so extreme it should be reported to itself, says George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost

When Rishi Sunak granted 27 new North Sea licences this week, he wasn’t thinking about the survival of the living world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

We owe it to humanity to see the rules of war are observed – no matter how tough a test the Israel-Hamas conflict proves

No set of crimes justifies another. To succumb to this principle would mean a never-ending cycle of violence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Covid deaths are on the rise again, so what happens? Mask-wearing in hospitals is scrapped

The only masking that’s going on is that of the government’s continued failure to get to grips with the virus, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023