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Big Oil, Big Coal and other powerful special interests have long thwarted the will of the peoples of the world's industrialized nations to stop and reverse ecological overshoot. If you care about climate change or peak oil, it's crucial to understand the role of big polluters in politics and what citizens can do to take back our democracies so we can move towards a clean, human-scale economy.

We need a map out of the nightmare of consumerism

April 15, 2015 by Staff Reports Leave a Comment

We need a map out of the nightmare of consumerism

One of the most harrowing challenges of modern American life is navigating through the massive desert of our mindless, materialistic consumerism. It is within this landscape that a soul can become lost and drenched in despair. From the endless stream of vacant-eyed wraiths who glide down catwalks, to the pervasive advertising that never ceases to demean the values of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: consumerism, plutocracy, psychology

2014 In and Out list

January 3, 2014 by Staff Reports Leave a Comment

2014 In and Out list

It's a sacred duty we take up at the beginning of the new year. Donning our psychic caps and tuning in to the Noosphere we delve deep into what really matters in crafting our annual "In and Out" list. And thank G-O-D that we do. Having again viewed what passes for mainstream "In and Out" lists — for example the list in the Washington Post — we can only hang our heads in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: "In and Out" list, fashion, gardening, nutrition, plutocracy

As the Empire declines it gets nastier

September 20, 2013 by Guy McPherson 3 Comments

As the Empire declines it gets nastier

Any empire requires three elements for its own survival. As an empire declines, it becomes necessary to push harder on all three fronts: obedience at home, oppression abroad, and destruction of the living planet. I present a few examples of each phenomenon and embed a brief video clip at the end. Obedience at home was the subject of a recent essay in this space. Those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: civil llberties, militarism, plutocracy

Maddow gives air time to Koch brothers fracking advocate

July 24, 2013 by Staff Reports Leave a Comment

Maddow gives air time to Koch brothers fracking advocate

Editors note: This piece ran last year on Eric Francis's Planet Waves website and it remains an important touchstone concerning how the main stream media continues to act as the lapdog to Big Oil and Big Energy in general. After reading this piece, ask yourself, how much has changed in the major media relative to critical reporting on the facts concerning fossil fuels … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: communication, fracking, hydrofracking, natural gas, peak oil, plutocracy

Fear for free!

June 21, 2013 by Lindsay Curren 1 Comment

Fear for free!

The big brouhaha over former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing revelation that the government is tuning in to every last thing We The People are doing has resulted in exactly the effect that an authoritarian government would most want to achieve: leaving us all quaking in fear and paranoia. For my part, I'm neither ready to declare Snowden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: activism, climate change, Edward Snowden, Naomi Wolf, Occupy Wall Street, plutocracy, Snowden

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