Just about 20 years ago I proposed the idea of having children with the woman I loved. She had career objectives that didn't jibe with that and eventually we broke up. It was heartbreaking for me at the time, but today I am relieved to not have children. The political climate is dreadful, yes, but the climate climate is so much worse.
Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system.
From Sally Rooney's piece in The Irish Times, When Are We Going to Have the Courage to Stop the Climate Crisis.
