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The Commons as an Associative Socialism

[Editor’s note: Many social progressives today are talking about reclaiming and expanding the Commons both as a form of collective economy and governance. The following interview with Pat Conaty explains … Continue reading

2019/11/28 · Leave a comment

Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against

[Editor’s Note: I’m reposting the current article that summarizes the research that was just published in Nature journal that assesses the risk of crossing geophysical tipping points in the earth’s … Continue reading

2019/11/28 · Leave a comment

Climate ‘Worst Case Scenario’ is Reality

[Note: For decades, scientists predicted ‘worst case scenarios’ for climate change as the low-probability outliers, when it’s what actually happened. New climate models published this year have readjusted climate predictions … Continue reading

2019/11/12 · Leave a comment

Action Research and the People’s Wisdom

I just started working at a climate research think tank at Worcester State University (yay! I got a job!). It’s called Climate Action Research Network. Our mission is to produce … Continue reading

2019/11/08 · 4 Comments

Moore and Patel: The Ideology of Cheap Stuff

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet by Raj Patel (Author), Jason W. Moore (Author), July 2018 Booked … Continue reading

2019/11/04 · Leave a comment

Non-Buddhism Non-plussed

Glenn: Here’s my latest thinking on your Non-Buddhism argument, esp. with regard to Laruelle and the Real. Simply this: there is no other kind of Buddhism other than X-Buddhism. (I … Continue reading

2019/11/04 · 9 Comments

Nafeez Ahmed: XR’s Flawed Core Strategy

Editor: I have a great deal of respect for social scientist Nafeez Ahmed and have been following his critical work on the crisis of civilization for several years. In this … Continue reading

2019/10/29 · 3 Comments

Sensei Alex Kakuyo: Race and Gender in American Buddhism

Recently, I had the great honor and privilege of participating in The Gathering II: Buddhist Sangha of Black African Descent. The event was a week-long retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation … Continue reading

2019/10/28 · Leave a comment

Yazz Ahmed: Polyhymnia

Yazz Ahmed is a British-Bahraini trumpet player and composer. Through her music, she seeks to blur the lines between jazz, Arabic folk and electronic sound design, bringing together the sounds … Continue reading

2019/10/14 · Leave a comment

Yama Buddha: Nepalese Rapper

Yama Buddha WAS a brilliant Nepalese rapper, but sad to say, he died in 2017 at age 29. Cause of death: suicide, death by hanging. His rap was amazingly sensitive … Continue reading

2019/10/09 · Leave a comment

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