Self-Determined: Solidarity in Sovereignty
All Peoples and all sacred life deserve liberation from all unjust systems rooted in principles of supremacy. Our power will never be taken by any executive order, so let’s not quietly give it up.
Society
Archeologists Join Geologists in the Quest to Define the Age of Humans
A new archeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archeologists are helping to define the Anthropocene as a new stage in the geological record.
Human Nature Odyssey: Episode 12. The King Is Dead, Now What? The 250-Year Struggle for Democracy (Part 1)
Across the world, politics is often framed as left vs. right. But where did that divide begin? This episode traces the roots back to the French Revolution and the centuries-long struggle over liberty, power, and the future of democracy.
(Not Quite) Tinder for New Activists: “Why don’t we already have this?”
All of US is poised to play matchmaker for these two groups – newly mobilized and seasoned activists on the one side and, on the other side, the organizations that could provide a constructive outlet for their energies. Many hundreds and thousands of matches will contribute to a critical guardrail against Trumpism.
Eye of Newt
I’m not saying you can wave a wand, click your heels three times, wink and nod, or any such quick remedy to pop yourself out of modernity. It may take generations, and I’m plenty guilty myself. But it’s time to start considering other ways of being—through the eyes of a newt.
Crazy Town: Episode 104. Bunkers, Bazookas, and Bespoke Moats: How to Be Safe in an Unsafe World
The world has gone bunking mad. The bespoke security industry is burying bunkers stocked with arsenals of automatic rifles and surrounded by flaming moats. Is there a better way to prepare for the polycrisis, the zombie apocalypse, or whatever hard times are on the horizon?
Information Burnout: Are We Past Peak Sensemaking?
In this week’s Frankly, Nate reflects on the increasingly wide variability in people’s ability to consume and metabolize information on the converging crises actively playing out in our world.
Complexity, energy, people and inequality
Summing up, I believe there are many indications that the ever increasing complexity clearly shows diminishing returns and that people will turn their backs on global capitalism and modernity (whatever that is).
Anthropocene: A Dispute of Words, A Dispute of Worlds
So yes, perhaps, with the Anthropocene, it is not something that will end—but something that will begin.
How Some Independent Radio Stations Avoid Sounding Like Corporate Drones
Local radio stations and digital networks of independents are keeping “human-driven, anti-algorithm expression” alive.
Artificial Intelligence – In Service of Life?
In this special Earth Week edition of Frankly, Nate delves into what it truly means for a technology or project to be “in service of Life,” using the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence as an example.
Infrastructure failure in America: Will we find a fix before the unimaginable happens?
Aging, crumbling transportation and electrical infrastructure in America is exposing us to possible catastrophic, cascading failures.
