The purpose of free speech
The unpopular, the unpatriotic, the annoying – these are the voices we need, because sometimes they’re right.
Society
The Future Is…
So where people are going to live is probably going to sort itself out. Just like it always has. Still… it’s probably a good idea to get started. We have an awful lot of work to do…
The Stench of Neoliberalism with Noam Chomsky (Bonus episode of Crazy Town)
As a follow-up to Episode 61 of the Crazy Town podcast, Noam Chomsky, the well-known linguist, author, and social critic, joins Asher Miller in Crazy Town to discuss the failures and dominance of neoliberalism.
Pennsylvania County Bans Fracking in Area Parks
Eight years after allowing a shale gas company to drill beneath Deer Lakes County Park for methane gas, the Pennsylvania county home to Pittsburgh has banned all industrial activity in the area’s eight other parks — despite a veto from the county executive.
Hold Fire
There is no long-term strategy or ultimate goal beyond militarise by any and all possible means.
Mutual Aid Groups That Arose During COVID Gather to Build Power Regionally
More than two years after ad-hoc networks of collective care sprouted from the cracks of state neglect during the pandemic, mutual aid organizers across the U.S. are convening in Indiana this July to prepare these networks to face crisis, disasters and survival for the long haul.
Climate Knocking at Our Door: How to Integrate Climate into Our Sense of Self
It’s worth noting that all integration work – in our relationship with the climate and in any area of our lives – is not a “holy grail” we find at one moment in time and then the work is done.
Now is the Time to Prepare
In economics there is a proposition known as Dornbusch’s Law that states: Crises take longer to arrive than you can imagine, but when they do come, they happen faster than you can possibly imagine.
On the Hudson River, a New Model of Environmental Stewardship
If we’re going to succeed at problems like adapting to climate change, protecting clean water supplies, and preserving biodiversity, we all need to think differently, work collaboratively, and commit to learning as we go.
Ruangrupa Introduces the Spirit of ‘Lumbung’ to International Art
This 15th edition of documenta (“documenta 15”) confirms that commoning is surging as a way to re-imagine the political economy of art-making.
Silent Stalwart
Like the profuse blooms of the brown-eyed susan, a multitude of people must come forth to fully pursue, serve and save life.
Three Tons of Fascism with a Bull Bar
Like the brave women in Cedar Rapids, we must neither surrender the public square to the extremists nor allow them to bestow rights on vehicles and fossil fuels while revoking rights that belong to us and to the rest of nature.
