by Jennifer Hartley This is the third essay in a series on the topic of why our family is homeschooling (Part I is here and Part II is here). Focusing on the journey, rather than any final achievements, seems to…
by Pepper Givens This summer, hundreds of millions of residents in India endured two days of stalled productivity, traffic jams and pretty much chaos as the country endured back-to-back power outages. Suffering the largest blackout in the planet’s history, the…
In my latest essay in this space I mentioned two phenomena worth fighting for: the living planet and freedom based in anarchy. I surrender. I no longer believe the struggle matters on either front. I no longer think we'll save…
American writer Tracy Kidder points out: "In order to go on with our lives, we are always capable of making the ominous into the merely strange." We ignore ominous warning signs at our own peril. But ignore them we will,…
by The Homeless Adjunct I'm using this space to recommend a long, insightful essay. The full essay is here, and I've embedded a singular nugget below. "Within one generation, in five easy steps, not only have the scholars and intellectuals…
by Samantha Gray With problems like global warming, rising oceans and more plaguing our planet, it baffles my mind that people are wasting their time and energy worrying about the beliefs and values of a fast food restaurant owner. How…
The three video clips embedded below are the results from a presentation I delivered in Auckland, New Zealand on the evening of 24 June 2012. Thanks to Deck Hazen of Deep Green Productions for organizing the event and creating the…