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Peak Patriarchy?

Allan Savory has been receiving a lot of attention based on his recent TED talk. I hate to dignify his ludicrous ideas with a response, even in this this little-read space, but I can't seem to help myself. Savory's general…

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The muzzling

by Kian Mokhtari Two and half thousand years ago, the known world was almost identical in its affairs to the world we know today. The main difference was that the Persian Empire ruled over most of the known world. Highly…

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Let me bequeath

by Yitzhak Maplebury Box me on a warm bright day -- youthful, though not, not ever again, useful -- hands crossed neatly over shirt and tie. Let young things on grass plan parties, raves, getaways with only ethical narcotics and…

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Dormitory days

Like many people, I served time in a college dormitory. Two years in college were preceded by eight weeks in high school as part of a National Science Foundation physics session for smartasses "smart" kids. I have a few memories…

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The point of no return

Yesterday I was interviewed by Guy Evans at Smells Like Human Spirit. The podcast and description are embedded here and also below. ____________ Please join me in supporting Blazing Kat Productions, the voice and images of the Occupy movement. Donate…

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Hope, Redux

Stephanie Jo Kent has penned a thoughtful essay at Reflexivity. The final paragraph includes a comment and a question for me: "I have been listening and watching for ways to stimulate robust processes of social resilience. One idea is to…

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Spreading the Horror

I'm pretty sure you know the drill. You pose the scenario and ask the hypothetical questions: There's an asteroid headed for Earth. We know exactly when it will strike, and it will kill all humans. Do you want to know…

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