Opinion: Should We Stop Paying Our Water Bills?
Richard Hames
Privatised water symbolises everything wrong with Britain. Asking nicely hasn't worked, argues Richard Hames - we need a protest movement that can force change.
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Explainers: How Private Water Companies Are Killing Britain’s Rivers
Last year in Britain raw sewage was pumped into rivers and coasts 375,000 times. Not a SINGLE river in England has a clean bill of health. Aaron Bastani explains how private water companies are killing the country’s waterways – and why water bosses should face jail time.
Planet B: Laleh Khalili on Sovereignty and Seafarers
From city ports to the open sea, worker exploitation and environmental degradation are both rife and invisible.
Planet B: Planet B: Tina Ngata on Decolonising Oceans
Why we can't protect our oceans without challenging the colonial mindset.
Planet B: Planet B: Everything Must Change – Water
How do we add a splash of blue to a global Green New Deal? Harpreet Kaur Paul investigates.
Analysis: Rojava is Trying to Build a Green Society, But Turkey is Starving It of Water and Power
Matt Broomfield
Despite the immense gains made by Rojava's revolutionary project over the last eight years, it is lagging behind on ecological measures. To understand why, Matt Broomfield traces the delicate balance of geopolitical power in the region.
5 Things You Should Know About Toxic Water Inside the United States
Keith “Malik” Washington
With corrupt government officials and big business devastating the country's clean water supply, America's poor are being poisoned. A look into the murky water politics of the US.