The following is a synopsis of an important new book: The Party’s Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies. You can also read an excerpt from the book: […]
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We each view reality from our own unique perspective, only a community of minds can show us the truth.
Memes, Fact or Science Fiction?
Timothy Wilken Recently, the concept of memes has been presented here. Recall synergic scientist N. Arthur Coulter‘s warning that we were caught in THE MACHINE. Held there by powerful protodynes and sociodynes. A protodyne is a strong […]
Continue readingA Time for NonViolence?
Reposted from Yes! Magazine. Michael N. Nagler Anyone who has seen Bowling for Columbine will recall the scene when Michael Moore is interviewing James Nichols, whose younger brother is in […]
Continue readingThank You For Complaining!
Previously, I have written: As a young father, I wanted to do the best job of parenting I could. With the birth of our first daughter in 1980, I began reading […]
Continue readingThe Climate CRISIS: Seeking a Solution
Andrew McKillop warned us last week that we must soon deal with the fossil fuel depletion — global warming crisis. You can read more from McKillop here. … But what are we to […]
Continue readingThe Mechanism of Knowledge Storage
Dirk Laureyssens The storage of knowledge is one of the mysteries in science. Knowledge and consciousness are some of the most important ‘phenomena’ in understanding life. So what’s the […]
Continue readingAdjusting to Peak Oil
Andrew McKillop is an economist, evironmentalist, jounalist, and technical translator. He has traveled and lived throughout the world, but currently resides in West England. He is currently working on a new book […]
Continue readingThe Intelligent Organization
This is a followup to yesterday’s article on GIFTING to Society. It is reposted from Pinchot and Company. Gifford & Elizabeth Pinchot As everybody knows, large organizations today face challenges of […]
Continue readingLiving Economies for a Living Planet
Reposted from People-Centered Development Forum. David C. Korten Having reached the limits of an Era of Empire humanity is now compelled to make a conscious collective choice to live into […]
Continue readingGIFTing to Society
Reposted from In Context. Gifford Pinchot Part of the pathway to a sustainable society comes from government actions such as regulations, taxes, subsidies, and partnerships that bias the market towards […]
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