‘Epic Fail:’ Feminism and Ecological Crises
It seems homo sapiens’ domination of Earth is coming to an end as the result of today’s processes of resource extraction and waste generation. What can we do to change this trajectory, and is this conversation unavoidable?
Trump’s FCC has paved the way for a giant, local Fox News
Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
The limited mind: Why fear is driving humanity to extinction
I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of the typical human mind, together with...
Fast fashion pollutes the Atacama Desert in Chile
With nearly 60,000 tons of unsold clothes arriving globally from Europe, Asia and North America to the port town of Iquique, about 39,000 tons of fast fashion ends up in the landfill in the desert.
Fool me once…
This current pandemic, a worldwide phenomenon, is destroying both people's lives and the economies throughout the world.
How Albuquerque hopes to meet the unique needs of urban Native Americans
In Albuquerque, Native Americans account for about 4% of the population, yet they make up 44% of the city’s homeless population, according...
Why Bolivian indigenous movements draw their power from oral history
Despite defeats both political and economic, despite everything, the “ayllus” endure.
New report reveals how charter schools have scammed the US government for up to...
There is only one way to deal with this blatant grift program for the charter school industry – shut it down.
Let’s reframe individual action as political strategy
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
It’s the hypocrisy, stupid
“My greatest hope is that more and more people will realize that we can achieve Life, Liberty, Equality, Justice, and the Pursuit of Happiness is an actual sense, but only if we devise a truly fair economic system.”