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Enemies of the State
Asher Miller Jan 31, 2012
Almost exactly nine years ago, opposition to the US invasion of Iraq was reaching a fever pitch. On February 15, 2003 millions of people around the world rallied to protest the inexorable march to … >>
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Posts on Social Justice
A funny thing happened on the way to the occupation
Asher Miller Nov 9, 2011
Like so many others, we at Post Carbon Institute have watched the growth of the #Occupy movement with a mix of hope and curiosity. So a few weeks we collaborated with filmmkaer Ben Zolno, … >>
Don't Occupy Wall Street, Ditch It!
Michael Shuman Nov 7, 2011
November 7, 2011 I personally support the spirit of Occupy Wall Street, especially the spotlight it has cast on the shocking level of inequality in our country. But the movement oddly conveys … >>
End-of-Growth Uprising Goes Global
Richard Heinberg Oct 15, 2011
It began in Tunisia and Egypt, then spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. It spilled into Spain, Greece, and Ireland. It leapfrogged to Wall Street. And this past weekend it … >>
Is #OccupyWallStreet the Millennial Generation's WTO?
Daniel Lerch Oct 14, 2011
There are now tens of thousands of so-called Millenials who—for likely the first time ever—are having the life-changing experience of standing up and demanding change, of marching in the streets, of getting beat on and pepper-sprayed by the police, of getting misportrayed and villified by the media,... and of coming back and keeping at it, and seeing their actions pay off. ... >>
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy)
Richard Heinberg Oct 5, 2011
Here’s a fact that's hard for most Americans to swallow: economic growth is over. Given the finite nature of our planet and its resources, the recent trend of global economic … >>
Global Youth Uprising: Dashed Hopes, Anger, and Realism
Richard Heinberg Jun 20, 2011
Media reports often fail to connect recurring demonstrations in Greece and Spain with those in the Middle East and North Africa (Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain). After all, the MENA … >>
Five Lessons from a Month in Hell
Asher Miller Mar 22, 2011
Leave it to the bombing campaign in Libya to remind us that the ongoing horror in Japan isn't the only thing to lose sleep over. Japan and the North Africa/Middle East region are each about five … >>
Tim DeChristopher: Taking a Leap and Pointing the Way
Bill McKibben Mar 4, 2011
Let's consider for a moment the targets the federal government chooses to make an example of. So far, no bankers have been charged, despite the unmitigated greed that nearly brought the world … >>
Coming soon to a screen near you: the world's first climate war!
Asher Miller Jun 15, 2010 6 comments
It took pictures of oil-capped waves, dead pelicans, and streaming video of tens of thousands of barrels of oil bursting from the ruptured ocean floor to raise sufficient outcry for President Obama to announce a moratorium on offshore drilling (well, sort of). What'll it take to engender any kind of serious response to the threat of sea level rise? How about a mock invasion? ... >>
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