This is the first article of the six-part “A Synergic Future” series. It was previously posted with the title “Taking the Moral High Ground Requires that We Face the Truth“. The […]
Continue readingAmerica’s Self-inflicted Societal Collapse
Chris Clugston The vast majority of our population, mainstream America, maintains the belief that we are on the road to the promise land—perpetual economic growth and prosperity enabled by unlimited […]
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John Steinsvold The Human Race has improved everything except the Human Race. —Adlai Stevenson Economists concede that economics is an inexact science. What does that mean? Perhaps it means their […]
Continue readingThe Gaian Paradigm
The following words are an excerpt from a new book in preparation. Bill Ellis The Foundation For some 2000 years or more civilization has been ruled by a social paradigm […]
Continue readingSomething is Stirring
This is the prepared text of a speech that was delivered on August 28th, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the Video. Barack Obama With profound gratitude and great humility, I […]
Continue readingTo Be or Not To Be: Morality, Mortality and Immortality
The author of the following wise words has worked for humanity most of his life. He is 87 years young. Bill Ellis The Gaian paradigm has implications to our belief […]
Continue readingPeak Oil & Modern Medicine
The following is a letter from a practicing physician to James Howard Kunstler. James Barson, MD I am an Australian anaesthesiologist and the health sector working group convener of the […]
Continue readingThinking about Altruism
Caitlin Costello “We are all here on earth to help others. What I can’t figure out is what the others are here for.” —W. H. Auden Whether we are here […]
Continue readingA Season for Nonviolence: 64 Ways in 64 Days
These principles for non-violence were adopted for the first “Season for Non-violence” in 1998. They were inspired by the works of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. You may like […]
Continue readingA Lesson about Raspberry Jam
John Michael Greer In the southern Oregon town where I live, Tuesday is the day of the weekly growers market, and so yesterday, as we do nearly every Tuesday between […]
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