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Supply Chains Collapsing: Time to Go Local
The only way to be even partially free of global corporate capitalism is to have food security and productive capacity of our own. This is true of communities as well as countries. We might not have as much stuff, but we wouldn’t have the poverty, isolation, and crime we see now. Some things people can do to build local economies. Continue reading
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Imagining The End Of Capitalism
Capitalism by definition is unsustainable, since it is based on constant change, growth, and progress, always seeking more in a finite world. If there truly were no alternative to it, we must all die, and soon. Fortunately, there are many alternatives both historic and modern. Continue reading
Cancel The Bogus Debt
Of course, capitalists will rage and claw against any forgiveness of debtors. Debt creation is what they do. Their system might well collapse without it. But for most of us, and for our planet, the system has already collapsed. Let’s get out of it! Continue reading
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Tagged colonialism, economics, incarceration, mortgage, student loans
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Take These Jobs And Shove ‘Em
40% of Dutch employees acknowledged that their positions had no good reason to exist. Graeber says these numbers are artificially low, because many employees never see the outcome of their company’s business, so can’t appreciate how useless it is. We need to do away with bullshit jobs and start caretaking our planet and each other. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Economy, indigenous wisdom, job satisfaction, UBI
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Why We Need Water
For capitalists, oil and minerals are valuable, but water is worthless until you put it in a bottle to sell. For people and other living things, the opposite is true. Along with climate, water protection is the battle of our lifetimes, a huge part of the struggle to keep a livable world. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Health, Nature, pollution, water protectors
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Want Sanity? Boycott Corporate Media
How do you feel when you watch Fox, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, or other corporate news? Are you afraid, confused, sad, angry, discouraged? Maybe with a little American patriotism mixed in? If you have such a reaction, they’re doing their job. Continue reading
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Eat Right for Your Body and Planet
Changing social norms of eating could make the world healthier and happier. If we change our attitude toward food, we will be better able to fight for the animals and plants that feed us. What can we learn from indigenous people that can help us eat well in 2021? Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, factory farming, honorable harvest, indigenous, urban farms
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Economics for a Sacred Earth
In a sacred Earth economy, Nature wouldn’t be brutally exploited, and workers would not be driven by the threat of hunger and homelessness. Could such an economy create large numbers of cars, airplanes, or bombs? No. Could it provide cheap fast-food hamburgers? Probably not. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, economics, feminist economics, sharing, UBI, universal basic income
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Make Earth Sacred Again
Imagine living where people revered Earth, not money. A world where people spend days restoring wetlands or growing food, and being happy to do it. Imagine a world where helping others, both human and nonhuman, was a prime motivation. That may sound impossible, but religions have transformed the world before. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Degrowth, economics, indigenous wisdom, spirituality
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Why Animals Are Getting Fat
As science has filled the world with toxic chemicals, literally hundreds of obesogens are around us all the time, making us fat. And the chemical companies that are doing this to every person and animal on Earth aren’t blamed. They’re making billions. Continue reading
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Tagged chemical pollution, corporate lies, diabetes, obesity, overweight
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