The problem is that in the longer term, stability and growth are incompatible. “An economy predicated on the perpetual expansion of debt-driven materialistic consumption is … Prosperity Without GrowthRead more
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Governing Through Crime
California has the most prisoners in the nation with some 160,000 people behind bars. California jails [hold] more than double the designed capacity and are … Governing Through CrimeRead more
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Transition to a world without oil
Rob Hopkins talking. He is the founder of the Transition movement, a radically hopeful and community-driven approach to creating societies independent of fossil fuel. As … Transition to a world without oilRead more
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Why Copenhagen failed
Contrary to countless reports, the debacle in Copenhagen was not everyone’s fault. It did not happen because human beings are incapable of agreeing, or are … Why Copenhagen failedRead more
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Supermarkets spell the end of civic life
supermarkets have been linked with a decline in civic life and the closure of those very institutions that the Big Society claims to promote. When … Supermarkets spell the end of civic lifeRead more
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Water wars
High up in the Andean valley, 8,000 feet above sea level, lies Cochabamba, Bolivia. The name, Khocha Pampa, from the indigenous Quechua, means swampy plain. … Water warsRead more
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Third runway at Heathrow airport
Fantastic news – climate-wrecking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been axed. The Cameron/Clegg government confirmed yesterday evening that it will not … Third runway at Heathrow airportRead more
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You like to be a ruralpolitan?
In June, 40-year-old Shane Dawley and his 36-year-old wife, Rhonda, uprooted themselves and their four boys from their suburban Atlanta rental home and bought an … You like to be a ruralpolitan?Read more
Posted inFundamentalism / Politics / Religion / Social / USA Empire
The most unusual religious community in US
Senator John Ensign of Nevada, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and former Mississippi Congress member Chip Pickering—what do they all have in common? Yes, all … The most unusual religious community in USRead more