Tag: elites
When did societal elites emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
The elite’s Covid-19 coup to destroy humanity that is also fast-tracking...
I encourage you to have a ponder. There is a great deal at stake at this time. A human future, no less.
Manufacturing dissent – The new culture war
The ruling class is laughing and the working class is ensnared in what I would call Societal Autoimmune Disorder (S.A.D.).
The partisan use of preemption is surging
Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.
The elites won’t save us
We are in the twilight stages of the rolling corporate coup d’état begun four decades ago.
The mafia state
America’s Snopes-like elites have no external or internal constraints. They are barbarians. We will remove them from power or enter a new dark age.
The Graveyard of the Elites
The establishment structure is sliding toward its death, and the foremost sign of this is the silly and sickening display of "junk politics" that we call an election campaign.
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
30 Months After Uproar Over Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech, What Do His Pro-Israel Denouncers...
Ten signers of a 2024 open letter condemning the director’s Academy Awards speech told the author whether their views have changed since.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation
Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
America’s Broken Promises, Iran’s Resolve, and the dangerous Game over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is telling Washington that the age of expecting automatic concessions in exchange for ambiguous promises is over.