Yes, we get cartoon news, painted in broad strokes, and not very often. There's a lot of meaningless gossip about celebrities and sports and there are stories o

Yes, we get cartoon news, painted in broad strokes, and not very often. There's a lot of meaningless gossip about celebrities and sports and there are stories of airline crashes and the like, but as for proper engagement with the real problems the world is facing... there's nothing, and somehow the solutions are always said to be in someone else's hands anyway. (It's just so weird to see Climate Action Now! billboards outside cafes patronised entirely by those who drive petrol cars... does that irony get reported in the news?)