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Contested development imaginaries: Hindutva and the co-optation of ‘decolonisation’

September 27, 2023 by Kalpana Wilson

As the Indian state uses its turn leading the G20 to position itself as a global development leader and representative of the Global South, we focus specifically on the ways in which these development imaginaries are being addressed in India.

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Can modernity last?

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 by Tom Murphy

We will likely shed more than a few tears at modernity’s passing, and that’s understandable. But joy awaits as well.

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How ideology can help (or hurt) movements trying to build power

September 26, 2023 by Mark Engler

We need something else that can speak to working-class people across race and region. The Democrats aren’t going to do it. We need to be out there trying to win people over, not to win the left over.

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How can we understand the passage of time?

September 25, 2023 by Deborah Barsky

Recent developments in the study of human prehistory hold clues about our times, our world, and ourselves.

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Stumbling Towards Old Age

September 22, 2023 by Rebecca Gordon

It’s time to take a more realistic approach to the fact that all of us lucky enough to live that long will become ever more dependent as we age. It’s time to face reality and place caring for one another at the heart of the human endeavor.

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Was Modernity Inevitable?

September 20, 2023 by Tom Murphy

Perhaps not surprisingly, I lean toward the conclusion that modernity was inevitable. My position is reasonably strengthened by the observation that we are, in fact, where we are.

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Crazy Town Bonus: Going Wild with Rae Wynn-Grant

September 20, 2023 by Rob Dietz

Wildlife ecologist and communicator extraordinaire Rae Wynn-Grant visits Crazy Town to talk human-wildlife interactions, the social side of environmentalism, diversity and equity in the sciences, and ideas for young people (don’t worry if you’re older—the ideas apply to you, too).

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Looking for a Library

September 19, 2023 by Eliza Daley

So we need actual libraries, places where the books are stored, as much or more than we need third spaces and libraries of things.

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S M P L C T Y: Ecological Civilisation and the Will to Art: Excerpt

September 19, 2023 by Samuel Alexander

To speak of the Will to Art is to interpret the world as having an underlying tendency toward artistic and aesthetic flourishing, even though the outcome of this evolutionary process, due to its indeterminate nature, is unknowable in advance.

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Why being young is getting worse

September 18, 2023 by Richard Eckersley

The health of young people should be a focal point in the larger contest of social narratives.

Categories Society, Society featured Tags building resilient societies, mental health, religion of progress, sustainable development, young people Leave a comment

The Meaning of Life

September 15, 2023 by James R. Martin

There is no the meaning of life. Life is bigger by far than that! It’s meaningfulness is infinite!

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Inclusive Transportation: Excerpt

September 14, 2023 by Veronica Davis

Everyone deserves safe, reliable, and affordable transportation options. By this, I mean that anytime someone needs to get from point A to point B, they have multiple options.

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