It seems appropriate that we would use this day, the 202nd birthday of Henry David Thoreau, to remark on the dramatic rise of protests in the United States. As reported here, the largest protests in American history are happening now, and …
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Civil Disobedience Stronger and More Popular Than Ever
On this date in 1847, Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond. We remember him for his solitude and demand for a simple life, as well as his masterpiece essay Civil Disobedience (1849). We’re reminded of this as we receive the …
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Civil Disobedience and Environmental Justice
As I mentioned earlier, it’s the birthday of Henry David Thoreau. When we think of the long and important history of non-conformists, we probably think of Socrates first, but Thoreau is right up there in most people’s top five. Moreover, …
Bringing About Environmental Justice Requires Enthusiasm
It’s the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, who, after living at Walden Pond, left us with this gem: “I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to …
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Sustainability and the Arc of the Moral Universe
During a 30-minute drive I took earlier today, I had the pleasure of listening to a 1964 talk that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered at the Baccalaureate sermon at the commencement exercises for Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, which …
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A Few Chance Reminders That Maybe We Don’t Need All This “Stuff” Around Us
The sensibilities of our consumer lifestyle are so ingrained in us that the few people we encounter who simply don’t care about wealth and accumulating “stuff” appear quite odd to us. I was reminded of this yesterday, when I realized …
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