The Evolution of Modernity
The colonizing rules, which seemed to work so well for a while, at least for some, have propelled us into the evolutionary cul-de-sac called modernity.
Farmers of La Via Campesina: we globalise struggles and hope!
How do we get from the current system to the desired one? How do we influence people to change their way of life so they engage again with practical activities linked with their own needs? How do we not target just privileged people but also people from popular classes?
Anthropology for Kids and Visual Assembly Are Reimagining Work, Education, Money, and More
These interactive books and events encourage fresh perspectives on long-standing social systems.
What the world can learn from radical queer aid collectives in East Africa
Since their inception, The Trans and Queer Fund and UmaUma Buy Nothing group, both based in Kenya, and an untitled queer collective in Uganda have organised themselves to be independent from foreign donors, which they say do not understand the realities of the communities they serve.
Dan O’Connor — Threats to U.S. Security: Aging Infrastructure, Fragile Systems, and Information Warfare
Today, Nate is joined by national and homeland security authority Dan O’Connor to discuss what he sees as the most pressing risks for the stability and resilience of the United States.
Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
Most of the United States’ major climate regulations are underpinned by one important document: It’s called the endangerment finding, and it concludes that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health and welfare.
How U.S. States Can Protect the Environment From Federal Rollbacks and Intervention
By implementing robust local policies, capitalizing on their constitutional rights, and fostering multi-state cooperation, U.S. states can establish substantial barriers against federal actions that threaten their environmental priorities.
Commoning the flax/textile industry: Dil Green of Mutual Credit Services
In the end, building a commons economy is the only way to deliver systems change. The way it turns into an economy is when people have bought rent vouchers, flax vouchers, kWh vouchers etc, that they begin to be able to exchange for other things, and not need pounds. If people need fewer pounds, they don’t have to work so much.
Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why
But a declaration of an emergency does not allow a president to waive or ignore all other legal requirements. The declaration must specify the law or laws whose emergency provisions are being activated.
Review: Relic by Alan Dean Foster
That good, early part of the novel, it must be said, has many virtues beyond its weighty themes. Among its other strengths are excellent world-building, evocative descriptions of alien landscapes and ecologies, and Foster’s characteristic dry, droll wit and commitment to verisimilitude.
The Ball Comes to Rest
Just because we can’t understand something doesn’t render it non-existent. Seeking answers from within our brains gets what it deserves: garbage in—garbage out.
Crazy Town 100. A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out of Love with Modernity
Recovering technology booster Tom Murphy visits Crazy Town to discuss his journey from shooting lasers at the moon, to trying to “solve” the energy predicament, to falling out of love with modernity itself.
