It’s quite possible that we actually are at the onset of a “collective awakening.” Maybe we’ve seen enough. Enough hatred. Enough stupidity. Maybe we see the handwriting on the wall for women’s rights, for environmental decay. Maybe Americans don’t want …
Category: Sustainability
Celebrating the Lives of the Good Guys
Bob Weir was only 16 years old when he cofounded The Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia. A full 60 years later, he’s known for having spent more time on stage than any other musician, and for his commitment to environmental …
Tagged with: environmental and social activism
The Expansion of White Supremacy in the U.S. South
There are dozens of reasons to stay away from Texas, but this may sit at the very top of the list. We’ve come to expect acts of white nationalist terrorism committed by rank-and-file hateful morons. But now we see these …
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What Happened to the “News?”
When it comes to the way the U.S. covers the news, what precisely has changed over the years? In a word, monetization. Until the late 20th Century, news was a service, offered to the American people 30 minutes each day …
How Much Money Buys You Unequal Treatment Under Law
To reader Brian M. Stewart, the author of the post here: Sorry, but I have terrible news. Millionaires, and even low-level billionaires, don’t have access to the top-tier of judicial corruption. Sure, wealthy people can afford attorneys who have been …
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Stoicism and Wokeism
As we can see here, Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus represented the concept that, for man to acquire the best for himself, he needed to be woke, i.e., concern for the well-being of others. Only recently did the principle of indifference …
What An Education Should Provide
The statement at left is interesting, isn’t it? Even the best, most liberal-minded private K – 12 institutions have required courses that ensure that graduates have a certain level of proficiency in reading, writing, math, history, and the sciences regardless …
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Monsanto / Bayer
From EarthAlerts: The merger between Bayer and Monsanto, and the subsequent removal of Monsanto’s name for rebranding purposes, does not change the fact that the nation’s largest weed killer company was involved in food companies. This list highlights companies that …
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Breakthrough in Disposable Utensils?
The development explained at left may sound noteworthy, and I don’t discourage these people or anyone from doing whatever they can to slow the rate of environmental degradation. And yes, keeping plastic out of our waste-streams is a great cause. …
What Will it Take for Humankind to Survive?
What Gene Roddenberry says here is probably correct, but, sadly, our species seems to be headed in the opposite direction. “Differences in ideas and attitudes” are increasingly perceived as alien, and thus, threatening. The most obvious real-world example today, of …
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