It’s safe to say that on the face of the Earth today, every single “advanced” culture, i.e., the nations that constitute the developed world, are focused on short-term results at the expense of a long-term, sustainable society. Of course, some …
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Bucky Fuller on the State of the Human Civilization
Technologically, the world has the capacity to end most of human suffering, and create a sustainable society in which we all live productive, healthy, and happy lives. Politically, we’re as far away from that potential as we are from Andromeda.
Black Lives Matter
The little girl here makes an important point. Obviously all lives matter, but black lives didn’t matter for 350 years, and it’s time to turn that around. That some people find this controversial is sickening. When George Floyd was murdered, …
Ignorance Is An Enemy of Sustainability
Of all the “word of the day” apps available, my favorite is Wordsmith.org, edited by the brilliant Anu Garg. One of my favorite features is the “thought for the day,” and here’s today’s: I am patient with stupidity, but not …
A Sustainable Society Requires a Just Tax System
Yes, we have homeless, starving military veterans, dying by suicide at the rate of 22 per day. But we have engineered a society in which corporations like Amazon, Delta Airlines, GM, IBM, and Deere paid zero taxes last year. That’s …
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Policing in a Sustainable Society
Let’s meet the pastor of All Scripture Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, Grayson Fritts, and take in the sermon he gave to his congregation on the first Sunday of Pride Month. For roughly an hour, he railed against members of the …
