Mike Freedman

Shopocalypse Now: British riots and consumerism

Peaceful protests were ignored, casualties of a corrupt and alienated society. Is it any wonder violence and theft have taken their place?

August 15, 2011

How chicken farming, murder and eugenics sparked the anti-environmental revolution

Since the financial crisis of 2008, the continued mirage of “recovery” remains forever on the horizon. The accelerating evaporation of anything resembling a social safety net for the workers of the world makes business-as-usual a less-than-sexy proposition for the majority of us. The increasingly schizophrenic behavior of our planet’s natural processes doesn’t enhance our calm either. As the calls for a change of strategy and priority for the world’s economy get louder, it makes perfect sense that the most viable and desirable option, a steady state economy, is pilloried with great vitriol.

April 14, 2011

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