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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

Mahdawi Free on Bail, Awaits Trial for Removal

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi is free on bail after a judge ordered his release from federal immigration custody on April 30, weeks after armed DHS agents detained him in … Continue reading

2025/05/04 · Leave a comment

Yes, it’s still going on…

While everyone is glued to the Stock Market Wheel of Fortune gameshow… Too Swift for Human Rights: The Catastrophic Cost of Eliminating Government Oversight over Immigration Enforcement BY ZAIN LAKHANI, … Continue reading

2025/04/10 · Leave a comment

Accelerationism & the Global Collapse

What we are witnessing now with the economic cataclysm caused by the US trade tariffs is Right Wing Accelerationism in action. Dystopia Now podcast explains, through the lens of Peter … Continue reading

2025/04/04 · Leave a comment

The Gods of Silicon Valley

[Editor:]  Recently, I have offered the work of The Nerd Reich, book and podcast, as a way to understand the underlying technical and economic structure of the political regime in … Continue reading

2025/03/28 · Leave a comment

Get On the Bus

Local community action is what’s most needed today. By Shaun Bartone, editor. During WWII, when the Nazis controlled Germany and most of Western and Central Europe, the German car companies—BMW, … Continue reading

2025/03/19 · Leave a comment

Trump Ramps Up Family Deportation

‘Baby jails’ and first steps behind bars: Trump’s immigration agenda embraces family detention again Alexandra Villarreal The United States has resumed placing immigrant families in detention, re-embracing harrowing operations where scenes unfold … Continue reading

2025/03/14 · Leave a comment

The Nerd Reich: TechLord Oligarchy

[Editor’s Note: From the prior discussion on cybernetics, AI and “what is human?”, I’m shifting to a new focus on the Tech Lord Oligarchy and it’s current demolition of the … Continue reading

2025/03/04 · Leave a comment

Worcester Declared Trans Sanctuary City

The Worcester City Council voted on Tuesday Feb. 11 to declare Worcester a Sanctuary City for Transgender and Gender Diverse people. This is a huge step forward in protecting trans … Continue reading

2025/02/12 · Leave a comment

We Can Resist—Know Your Rights

City of Worcester informs residents of their rights; refuses to assist ICE arrests: City reaffirms commitment to immigrant safety amid ICE concerns (Worcester Guardian) WORCESTER—“It’s a shame that in Washington, … Continue reading

2025/01/29 · Leave a comment

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