Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Brittany Hopkins rightly argues that parents with any interest in providing a worthwhile future for their children should be motivated to combat the…
Activism
lee zaslofsky, rest in power
This week I learned that a friend and comrade from my Toronto days has died: Lee Zaslofksy. Lee was a leader in the War Resisters Support Campaign, supporting men and…
What The World Needs Most
Great discussion, as always, and a great song. (See the link below, to a podcast interview by one of my top three sources.) Now, maybe a song about sisu, the…
Letter from a British Prison: An Experiment with the Truth
I write more about Covid than climate because we can actually dramatically decrease the problem with rampant viral transmission in the next few years with tools on hand if we…
the propaganda discrediting student protests is sad, frustrating, and incredibly hypocritical
The student movement opposing Israeli apartheid brings my heart so much joy. When I was in university, a similar movement calling for divestment from South Africa played a significant role…
the propaganda discrediting student protests is sad, frustrating, and incredibly hypocritical
The student movement opposing Israeli apartheid brings my heart so much joy. When I was in university, a similar movement calling for divestment from South Africa played a significant role…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ian Welsh discusses how institutions under the thrall of neoliberal ideology are incapable of achieving any end other than the further enrichment…
What is University For – Part 1
In case you’ve missed it, many students on university campuses have been protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The police have been heavy-handed — or outright violent — with some…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Tanzi reports on new research showing how COVID-19 has radically changed the main causes of death globally. And Michael Peluso et al.…
Capitalism is Slavery
Listen to Nathan explain the problem with a capitalist structure that forces the elderly to continue working. @nathanreo #revolution #deconstruction #deconstructingcapitalism #capitalism #socialism #decentralization #socialprogress #awakening #humanevolution #shiftinconsciousness #consciousness #spirituality…
No Going Back
Conflict, climate, and covid are showing us the worst of ourselves, but it might be what we need to find our collective humanity. Tiberius wrote: “The old world is no…
Willful Blindness
Margaret Heffernan explains the term and the CDC provides a great example of it! Heffernan lectures to MBA classes and runs a few businesses and such, so she’s not someone…
Climate Misery and Hope
Despair limits future actions, but knowledge is power. We must know and act in order to stave off despair. A depressing thread followed by an uplifting video today: Writer Matthew…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Rachael Lyle-Thompson discusses how children are happier in countries with social safety nets which reduce the anxiety level around them. And Eric…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Claude Lavoie examines the problems with the far-too-rarely-questioned assumption that public policy needs to be oriented toward top-end economic growth at the expense…
i used to be an activist: another piece of myself has gone missing. or maybe it’s on hiatus.
In my experience, the best activism begins like this.I used to be an activist.Not being actively involved in a grassroots movement, a part of myself is lost. It's an intentional…
i used to be an activist: another piece of myself has gone missing. or maybe it’s on hiatus.
In my experience, the best activism begins like this. I used to be an activist. Not being actively involved in a grassroots movement, a part of myself is lost. It’s…
Socialism, Capitalism, Corporatism, & The Future Of Humanity: Ideology vs Reality
A few thoughts on the recent, very thoughtful and interesting discourse and debate, between Professors Brookes and Wolff, linked in the video below: To Professor Wolff:Bravo – brilliant crystalization. To…
Our Fragile Democracy
The Financial Times posted a video with Margaret Atwood discussing democracy. It’s just 6 minutes, and the illustrations (from Jamie Macdonald) really add to it. She asks if democracy is…