When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there…
If a theoretical economy relies on the exchange of intended things, a profitable economy relies on the waste produced by the production, distribution and sale of those things.
Clean Energy?
Yes, care work does include crafting our energy systems. But that’s just one part of caring — and, really, it’s not as important as many of the other things.
Can authoritarians solve our environmental problems?
Frustrated environmental advocates sometimes in frustration think that only a dictator can solve our environmental problems. They should think again.
Can We Save the World’s Largest Flowers From the Brink of Extinction?
The 42 known species of the genus Rafflesia are under threat due to deforestation and habitat destruction.
Wisconsin Notches a Win Against Big Ag—For Now
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that the state’s Department of Natural Resources has the authority to regulate large-scale animal farms, a blow to big farm groups amid their decades-long fight to scale back environmental oversight.
The politics of renewables are getting stranger. ‘Sun Day’ celebrates them anyway
The way organizers see it, Sun Day is a chance to help banish outdated perceptions about solar and wind. McKibben hopes the event will help the public to stop thinking of clean energy as a premium lifestyle choice; no longer as the Whole Foods of energy, but the Costco.
Dark Triad Personality Traits: How Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism Impact O
In this episode, Nate is joined by Dr. Reid Meloy and Dr. Nancy McWilliams to explore the inner workings of the Dark Triad personality traits and their manifestation in modern culture.
The Seeds Herman Planted: Final Episode of Going Steady with Herman Daly
In tandem with the 80th United Nations General Assembly, we’re asking a vital question: where do we find hope at such a challenging time? And the answer is in our cities.
Strangled by Formalities: Bureaucracy and the Machinery of Control
The basis of bureaucracy is the complex hierarchical stratification of society into order-givers and order-takers, and it is when social movements open spaces where this division is abolished, that the perspective for a coherent alternative begin to emerge.
Saving Okefenokee
There’s a lot to be determined about the fate of wild places in Georgia… We’re going to continue to stay on [the Okefenokee story] and see what happens next, because I don’t think this is the end of potential mining proposals near the swamp.
Regulating AI use could stop its runaway energy expansion
So, we are left with pressing questions. Can we harness the benefits of AI without accelerating environmental collapse? Can AI be made truly sustainable – and if so, how?
