The Dawn of Everything
Graeber and Wengrow’s book The Dawn of Everything keeps coming up in my life—especially as I dip an amateur toe into trying to understand human prehistory—so I thought I had better take a look.
Old Varieties and Short Production Circuits to Rebuild “Rural Solidarities”
Comprising around ten member associations, the RMRM aims at supporting and connecting initiatives that promote the preservation of old varieties and peasant breeding practices, in an area bounded by the three rivers that give it its name.
As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania
When Zulene Mayfield testifies next week against plans to build a $6.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States.
“Titanic Oceans”: Daniel Pauly, Antonio Turiel, Peter Ward
On this Reality Roundtable, marine biologist Daniel Pauly, ocean physicist Antonio Turiel, and paleobiologist Peter Ward join Nate to discuss the numerous oft-overlooked threats to the Earth’s great oceans.
Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological knowledge—and changing our understanding of humans’ prehistoric heritage.
Defining “Economic Development” in Statutory Law: Content and Strategy
The only way to arrive at a safe, sustainable, steady state economy is with substantial behavioral and political reform.
Why 2% Is the Most Dangerous Number No One Is Talking About
If sexually reproducing animals, including humans, lose the ability to yield offspring, then in the future the biosphere may host a radically reduced roster of higher life forms.
Keeping Her Place
Farming livestock involves a daily exertion of power over life and death.
Humanity’s Moment: Excerpt
As a climate scientist, I am doing everything I possibly can to respond to the distress signals from our natural world. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history.
The Many Shapes of the Carbon Pulse
In this Frankly, Nate describes the Carbon Pulse – a one time massive consumption of fossil hydrocarbons at a pace millions of times faster than they were created.
From Bad Faith Politics To Good Faith Politics
Once it deeply sank into my consciousness that politics means nothing much other than simply “decision-making in groups”, it was clear I had a hold of a very simple and basic concept which would enable me to think clearly and freshly about … well, politics.
The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism
We know it is empirically possible to achieve a just and sustainable world economy. But our hope can only ever be as strong as our struggle.
