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Becci Heagney

Hugh Hefner’s Exploitation of Women

Originally published by the Socialist Party of England and Wales. In the film Men in Black the eponymous characters press a button and erase your...

Blood for Oil Profits

BP Blowout: inside the Gulf oil disaster By Daniel Jacobs Brookings Institution Press, 2016, £18.95 Reviewed by Becci Heagney "BP put profits before people, profits before safety, profits...

Climate Change and Food Production

An unpalatable truth "We live in an era of man-made climate change. In many cases, we are not prepared for the climate-related risks that we...

The Beauty Industry: —Out of Control?

Today the beauty industry, which refers to toiletries, cosmetics, dieting products and plastic surgery, is worth billions of pounds. The negative effects that its...