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Being Brilliant Doesn’t Mean You’re Right
The trouble with brilliance is that the beauty of an idea can sweep people along into ignoring the downsides. Brilliant ideas that serve the rich and powerful are especially dangerous. Continue reading
Make Your Life a Perfect Fit: Bigger is not always better
Society promotes having more, doing more, being more. “More” can be a recipe for frustration and harmful behavior, but keeping small out of fear or laziness isn’t good either. Continue reading
Animals Enjoy Life. Why Don’t We?
The fable that animals’ lives are miserable hurts in two ways. It justifies treating them badly, since whatever we do to them can’t be any worse than what they suffer anyway. And it tells us to gratefully accept however little we are given, because it’s better than what the animals have. Continue reading
Don’t Let Israel Kill My Friends
Child in front of her bombed house in Gaza Image: Samah Askar I’m sitting at my desktop wondering when my friends will be killed. Across 7,400 miles separation from Gaza, I can feel my friend Samah Askar’s terror and grief … Continue reading
USA and Israel: Partners in War Crime
The partnership between Israel and the USA is burning down Gaza and the world. They have become a crime family, more accurately a war crime family. Five ways both countries commit international crimes and get away with it. Continue reading
Pioneer Days Are Over
This is not about capitalism vs. socialism or taking shorter showers. It’s about remembering in our hearts where we come from, loving our world as we love ourselves, and fighting for it against a system that is killing it. Continue reading
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Tagged colonialism, conservation, deforestation, indigenous teachings, sharing, space exploration
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We Need Economic Stability, Not Economic Growth
Growth is good up to a point. In the rich countries, according to economist Herman Daly, we are far past that point. The more we grow from here on, the worse off we will be. Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, eco-socialism, economics, forests, sharing, UBI
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Listening to Bees
When I first approach the trees, I don’t see many bees around them. But the longer I watch quietly, the more bees I see. Soon, I’m amazed by how many there are. I think all life is like those bees. If we take the time to observe quietly, we will be thrilled by how much there is to see, hear, touch, taste and feel. Continue reading
Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist
If our corporate rulers really wanted to reduce the level of conspiracy thinking, they could stop lying to us. But they won’t stop, because their whole imperial system depends on lies. When a corporate media story doesn’t make sense, research it, and speak up about what you find. Continue reading
You May Be Privileged
You may be privileged
If animals and plants
Give you their bodies
Each day, to feed your body. Continue reading
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Tagged animals, environment, freedom, gratitude, happiness
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