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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.

Always the last to know

By Vicki Lipski | February 27, 2013

Climate Change

Quiz time, readers: what do the US Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, the Transportation Department, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, the Energy Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce, the Government Accountability Office, and the CIA have in common? It’s a long list of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Barack Obama, climate, climate change, Congress, energy policy, plutocracy, US Congress

Fracking movie “Promised Land” is a gusher

By Lindsay Curren | January 9, 2013

Promised Land still

After I saw Matt Damon and John Krasinski's new fracking drama Promised Land, I couldn't help but compare it to the slew of trite pieces trotted out during the previews. There was the typical wedding family hijinks RomCom; the take-no-prisoners gangster-fest; the scorched-earth-meets-futuristic-savior piece; and some picture about a lovable psychotic redeemed by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, Reviews Tagged With: Gas, hydrofracking, natural gas, peak oil, plutocracy, Promised Land, shale gas

The Capitalism Papers: Fatal flaws of an obsolete system

By Vicki Lipski | November 29, 2012

Self-interest lies at the root of capitalism. This self-interest is a thoroughly predictable, steadily consistent feature of the human landscape and can reasonably be viewed as a solid foundation upon which to build. Self- interest can serve as both motivation and a salve for weary spirits. Kept within commonly-accepted bounds, it acts as a spur against laziness, and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: capitalism, dystopia, economy, Jerry Mander, local economy, plutocracy, relocalization

Vote Romney-Ryan to hasten collapse

By Erik Curren | November 2, 2012

Romneymobile in the final stretch

This election year, the total collapse of industrial civilization has gained a popularity not seen since the heyday of The Planet of the Apes franchise. All over the blogosphere, people who worry about climate change, peak oil, financial meltdown, debt slavery, species extinction, overpopulation and rampant commercialism along with the spread of military drones, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, climate change, collapse, Mitt Romney, peak oil, plutocracy, presidential election, Romney, Ryan

A Labor Day without jobs

By Erik Curren | September 3, 2012

Labor Day Parade 1909

Even if you recognize that Labor Day wasn't always just a day off from work to spend on cookouts and watching sports on TV, you may think of it as another bland holiday dedicated to celebrating something people don't care much about. Namely, work. A little history reminds us that labor leaders pushed through the holiday to further their cause and pressured President Grover … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: economic growth, organized labor, plutocracy

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