Society
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The Toll-Booth Economy
Corporate power is the real enemy within, but none of the major parties will confront it. The more power you…
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A Little Knowledge Can Be a Dangerous Thing
I had a conversation with my eldest son, Michael, some time ago. We discussed: “Why can’t knowledge be used to…
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Eradicating Ecocide – Sounding the Horn
Ecocide law, unlike any other law, has the capacity to disrupt what we perceive to be immoveable. How can we…
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The Kink in the Human Brain
Pointless, joyless consumption is destroying our world of wonders. This is a moment at which anyone with the capacity for…
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Life in a ‘Degrowth’ Economy, and Why You Might Actually Enjoy It
by Samuel Alexander, originally published on The Conversation Time to get off the economic growth train? Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock What does…
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UN: Only Small Farmers and Agroecology Can Feed the World
Governments must shift subsidies and research funding from agro-industrial monoculture to small farmers using ‘agroecological’ methods, according to the UN’s…
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Care of the Commons. Care of the Soul
Sharing is the path to a greener, more peaceful world. by Ruth Wilson Human decisions and human activities are imposing…
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Building Community Through Permaculture – an Interview with Mark Lakeman
Marcin Gerwin: You used to work as an architect for a large company. How did you come to be involved…
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The High Price of Materialism (video)
Further Reading: The Values of Everything The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, and the Ten Basic Needs Sucking Out Our Brains Through…
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Foreword to the Book, Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future
Below is the foreword to Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future, edited by Samuel Alexander and Amanda…
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How To Keep From Losing Our Heads
It’s possible to drive a herd of buffalo right off a cliff. First Nations people did just that in a…
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Meet Mr. Glyphosate – a Case Study in Excess
Thanks to a reader for sending this along to us. I don’t normally like to publish posts that reflect negatively…
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