Angus Taylor, Author at BEST Futures

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war

Jan 19, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

Why has the class war been unleashed now, not just in the US but in much of the world? Because the democratizing, distributive effects of two world wars have worn off. The default state of centralized societies, to which nations are now reverting, is oligarchy.

Planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Jan 10, 2025 | News

Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”.

Is societal collapse inevitable?

Dec 28, 2024 | History

Academic Danilo Brozović says studies of failed civilizations all point in one direction – today’s society needs radical transformation to survive.

Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun

Dec 24, 2024 | Science

A NASA spacecraft is attempting to make the closest-ever approach to the Sun, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. The goal is to help us to better understand how the Sun works.

Exploding the Big Bang

Dec 9, 2024 | Science

It was thought that science could tell us about the origins of the Universe. Today that great endeavour is in serious doubt.