Two outstanding deindustrial fiction books from yesteryear
If you’re in the mood for some good deindustrial fiction, I recommend checking out these books by Ann M. Pino.
Society
The “Disintegration” of Global Capitalism Could Unleash World War 3, Warns Top EU Economist
A senior European Commission economist has warned that a Third World War is an extremely “high probability” in coming years due to the disintegration of global capitalism.
School Climate Strikes: What Next for the Latest Generation of Activists?
Coordinated school strikes may be a novel tactic, but mass environmental activism isn’t. So will things be any more successful this time around?
How to Fight Fascism From a Position of Strength
The growth of white supremacy and fascism has been noticeable in a number of countries lately, prompting the question: What can we learn from each other?
The Cosmopolitan Impulse in an Entangled World
Cosmopolitanism rests on the notion that there are many ways of leading a decent human life. Societies can put together different arrangements for leading a good life provided they respect basic human rights and entitle people to construct families, towns, cities, nations, and larger communities like the European Union or the African Union.
A White House Climate Security Panel? The Latest Trumpian Conspiracy?
Under ordinary circumstances, a prudent president—one loyal to the rule of law and accepting of science—would not likely want to find himself challenged in court. Trump, of course, is no ordinary president and values chaos and delay almost as much as he does himself.
Storytelling, Imagination and Activism
Storytelling is a powerful political tool. Becoming better storytellers has been shown to make a huge difference to the impact and efficacy of activist groups and campaigns.
An Uneasy Alliance: Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Enriches Western Science
Science is a multicultural enterprise that benefits from and indeed requires competing views. Indigenous observations, perspectives and values enrich, not threaten, our collective knowledge of the world.
Is Trump’s National Emergency a Step Toward Fascism?
The challenge lies in organizing against the growth of far-right and authoritarian politics while simultaneously highlighting the continuities they share with the political center — the overlap between the “exception” and the “norm.”
Young Climate Strikers Can Win their Fight. We Must All Help
This one has to succeed. It is not just that the youth climate strike, now building worldwide with tremendous speed, is our best (and possibly our last) hope of avoiding catastrophe.
The Green New Deal: Wishers’ Remorse?
The principal catalyst for this sudden turn-around in climate chatter is the Green New Deal (GND) that was proposed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in her successful Congressional bid.
Before It’s Too Late
I look at the land as being part of a sacred covenant with our children and the coming generations. If we live for ourselves only, our lives are bereft of true legacy. But when we live in the presence of our ancestors, we also live for our descendants. To feel concern for the future is to bring a piece of eternity into the present and let it guide us.
