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The Authoritarian Stack 2

The Authoritarian Stack: It starts with Palantir: The following are clips from an interactive website showing the ongoing, functional control of the US Government by Silicon Valley and Venture Capital. … Continue reading →

2025/12/18 · Leave a comment

The Authoritarian Stack

Gil Duran connected his newsletter readers to a visual network of Silicon Valley companies, billionaires, ideologues, politicos, and technologies that are, right now, in the process of replacing “antiquated” democracy … Continue reading →

2025/11/08 · 2 Comments

Gen Z Revolutions Across the Globe

It’s not just South Asia—Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal—that are seeing Gen Z youth protest political corruption and economic inequality; it’s happening around the world. Gen Z youth are leading … Continue reading →

2025/10/03 · 1 Comment

Gil Duran: The Dark Enlightenment

https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/707010/gil-duran-the-nerd-reich-tech-billionaires-authoritarianism-dictator?ref=thenerdreich.com Why tech billionaires want a dictatorship Jon ForttJul 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist, cohost of Closing Bell: Overtime, and … Continue reading →

2025/07/22 · Leave a comment

Transition Towns Post-Mortem: An Opportunity Lost

Transition Towns Post-Mortem: an Opportunity Lost [Editor: this article stems from my ten years of doctoral research and thinking about Transition Towns, a movement for local resilience and climate change … Continue reading →

2025/07/11 · Leave a comment

Why I am not a Communist or a Capitalist

[Editor: I wrote this in April 2021 and for some reason, never published it. Forgot perhaps? But it’s still relevant.] Why I am not a Communist or a Capitalist–and why … Continue reading →

2022/11/04 · 2 Comments

Now It’s All of Us

What has just begun at the Inauguration of Donald Trump is the class war to end all class wars. Lately I’ve been thinking that this election is indeed a class war, … Continue reading →

2017/01/20 · 5 Comments

BodhGaia: Dharmaecology and the Eco-Evolutionary Story

http://engagedbuddhism.net/bodhgaia-dharmaecology/ BodhGaia is the story of awakening to the dharma of evolution, ecology and cosmic spirituality. “Dharma” is not just the teachings of the Buddha and the writings of the … Continue reading →

2017/01/15 · Leave a comment

An open letter to Our Nation from 100 women of color leaders

Sign to show your support for this movement: https://www.our100.org This morning, we come together to declare our resolve. Many of us are holding our babies, families, and loved ones close. We … Continue reading →

2016/11/09 · Leave a comment

Going low with Donald Trump

by Alycee Lane I do not like this man. Every day, if you walk by my office, you just might hear me mutter the words “motherfucker” or “racist asshole” or … Continue reading →

2016/10/21 · 2 Comments

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