In discovering the thesis of near-term human extinction last year and talking about it with my wife, she made this statement: "Maybe we deserve it." That was pretty jaw-dropping to me, but then I thought about it for a while.…

by Alton C. Thompson It is no secret that our species is in deep trouble.  However, because our major news and opinion media, along with our political (and other) “leaders” have maintained their silence about this fact, few in our…

by Daniel Drumright, a lifelong radical environmentalist who has followed climate science for the last 25 years, and has been a feral “collapse theorist” for the past 13 years Once again, the following has been written for an extremely limited…

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline If you are contemplating suicide, please re-consider. And then click here for awareness, prevention, and support on the topic of suicide. I'm not advocating for or against suicide. I'm non-judgmental about the issue, although I…

by Jo Ann Heydron, who raised three children and taught English at community colleges. These days she writes fiction and blogs at Talking to Strangers: An Introvert Hits the Streets. The Menace of Christian Hope In the Protestant churches I’ve…

Poem for Earth, by Guy McPherson It's ripping my heart out thinking of you wondering how you came to be so strong We're tearing your heart out thinking of us dancing thoughtlessly, doing you wrong Our lives out of balance,…

The third part a presentation McPherson delivered at the University of Rhode Island was posted 1 July 2014. It's embedded below, along with the prior two parts. The event occurred 12 April 2014.