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Livelihoods in a Degrowth Economy
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Let’s consider livelihood options in an unsustainable economy of extremes that are unraveling, an economy that is being forced to transition to Degrowth. Nassim Taleb’s book Antifragile explains the differences between fragile systems (systems that cannot … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, education, Financial Crisis, Labor, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Technology, Work
Tagged Antifragile, automation, Degrowth, Economic Collapse, Economics, Education, financial crisis, frugality, hybrid work, Labor, Nassim Taleb, Resilience, self-reliance, simplicity, Sustainability
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The Limited Mind: Why Fear is Driving Humanity to Extinction
By Robert J. Burrowes I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of the typical human mind, together with an explanation of how this came about and what we can do about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, Consumerism, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, education, Environment, Health, Oligarchy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, war
Tagged Big Pharma, Consumerism, Education, Emotions, environment, Extinction, fear, Health, pharmaceutical industry, psychology, Socialization, Sustainability, Violence, war
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Degrowth: closing the global wealth divide
Contradicting the dominant paradigm that economic growth equals development, degrowth theorists argue that serious cutbacks are crucial to protect life on our planet. By Riccardo Mastini Source: ROAR Today, some 4.3 billion people — more than 60 percent of the … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Inequality, Neoliberalism, NGOs, Oligarchy, Privatization, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged capital flight, Climate Change, Colonialism, Consumerism, Consumption, Corporate Globalization, Degrowth, developing countries, Development, economic inequality, Economics, global development, Global Footprint Network, Global North, Global South, Globalization, Growth, Human Population, IMF, Jason Hickel, Multinational Corporations, Natural Resources, NGOs, Poverty, Progress, Sustainability, The Divide, The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and Its Solutions, Trade Agreements, trade misinvoicing, World Bank
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Three Paths
By Erik Lindberg Source: Resilience To have lost the godlike conceit that we may do what we will, and not to have acquired a homely zest for doing what we can, shows a grandeur of temper which cannot be objected … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Consumerism, culture, Economics, Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, war, Work
Tagged Anthropology, civilization, Conservatives, Degrowth, environment, Globalism, Globalists, Liberals, Peak Oil, Philosophy, Progress, Realism, society, Sociology, Sustainability
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Life on Earth is Dying
By Robert J. Burrowes On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles) will cease to exist. Tomorrow, another 200 species will vanish forever. The human onslaught to … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Environment, Militarization, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged Biosphere, civilization, Climate Change, Consumerism, Die Off, economic inequality, Ecosystem, environment, Farming, Mass Extinction, Military, Natural Habitat, Overshoot, pollution, Soil, Starvation, Sustainability, Wildlife
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Why Chaos Always Seems To Have Such Grand Potential
By Shauna Janz Source: Collective Evolution We have been experiencing “chaos as grand potential” throughout our entire history. From the first potential of life that exploded from the stars and hurled across a universe in chaotic fashion, to the evolution … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Chaos, Consciousness, Direct action, Evolution, Grief, Growth, Pain, spirituality, Sustainability
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5 Reasons Why Anarchy Would be an Improvement in Human Governance
By Gary ‘Z’ McGee Source: Waking Times “Give a man a gun and he’ll rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he’ll rob the world.” –Unknown Give people just a little bit of knowledge and courage and they … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, History, Law, Philosophy, police state, Social Control, society, State Crime, Video
Tagged Anarchism, Anarchy, Andrew Napolitano, Checks and Balances, Compassion, Debt Slavery, Eco-Moralism, Egalitarianism, environment, Freedom, Government, Judge Napolitano, Leadership, Morality, Poverty, State Crime, Sustainability, Wealth Gap
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