Culture Change… Declaring Independent Interdependence 3 Jul 2017 The 4th of July is the day the United States celebrates its independence from external tyranny. What about the forms of tyranny and oppression that are inherent in our country…
climate… Star Trek or Little House on the Prairie, the Red/Blue Divide, and Imagining Complexly 10 Nov 201611 Nov 2016 The US election results of 8 Nov 2016 were a bit shocking to me. David Wong at Cracked.com provided a strikingly insightful explanation of why I and my ivory tower, liberal…
climate… We’ve got goals: the 17 SDGs 15 Feb 201628 Feb 2016 The UNDP's Sustainable Development Goals took effect the first day of 2016. I'll be leading a discussion of these goals at the upcoming NTU Sustainability Salon. As I see it, the most…
climate… People’s Climate March 22 Sep 2014 Seeing the pictures out of NYC gives me some real hope that we can create the kind of change we need soon enough to make a difference. Time Magazine is…
Culture Change… Post-capitalism? Property and money 3 Sep 20141 Sep 2014 Charles Eisenstein has a thoughtful little post about the terms and meanings of capital, property and ownership - how we construct these in the current money culture, and how that…
Culture Change… More Quantification: Religion, History, Education, Literacy 6 Jun 20146 Jun 2014 Venturing into even more contentious territory than last week, I've compiled some more statistics for my study area. Asia Religion, History, Higher Education, and Literacy Some interesting findings in the religious diversity…
Culture Change… The Population Problem 5 Nov 2013 Long-time population maven Paul Ehrlich just published a post called Overpopulation and the Collapse of Civilization on the blog for the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB). "Food…
climate… A Beautiful Action 9 Aug 2013 I spent last Saturday in Richmond, California with a couple thousand amazing people, including Bill McKibben, who had this to say: ... daily life was interrupted dramatically one year ago today…
heroes… CARNADA RELAUNCHED 20 Jun 201320 Jun 2013 The Kitchen Curmudgeon turns her sharp wit to some of the media's "trolling points" in their coverage of whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations regarding the growing surveillance state.
climate… Rally in Richmond CA August 3rd 19 Jun 201319 Jun 2013 Mobilize: The Next BIG Rally [in the SF Bay Area] Plan, Fund and Spread the Word (Save the Date) Saturday, August 3 [Richmond, CA] Remember the Richmond Chevron refinery fire last…
